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Public Opinion: Crash Course Government #33

Welcome to school without the classroom! Host Craig Benzine takes you through a tour of US government and politics.

Public Opinion: Crash Course Government #33

Season 1 Episode 33 | 9m 49s

Up until this point we've specifically been looking at government - that is answering the questions of who, what, and how in relation to policies. But politics is different in that it looks at why certain policies are made.

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