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Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Introduction
- Season 1 The Bicameral Congress
- Season 1 Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
- Season 1 Federalism
- Season 1 Constitutional Compromises
- Season 1 Congressional Elections
- Season 1 Congressional Committees
- Season 1 Congressional Leadership
- Season 1 How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Season 1 Congressional Decisions
- Season 1 Presidential Power
- Season 1 Presidential Powers 2
- Season 1 Congressional Delegation
- Season 1 How Presidents Govern
- Season 1 Bureaucracy Basics
- Season 1 Types of Bureaucracies
- Season 1 Controlling Bureaucracies
- Season 1 Legal System Basics
- Season 1 Structure of the Court System
- Season 1 Supreme Court of the United States Procedures
- Season 1 Judicial Review
- Season 1 Judicial Decisions
- Season 1 Civil Rights & Liberties
- Season 1 Freedom of Religion
- Season 1 Freedom of Speech
- Season 1 Freedom of the Press
- Season 1 Search and Seizure
- Season 1 Due Process of Law
- Season 1 Equal Protection
- Season 1 Sex Discrimination
- Season 1 Discrimination
- Season 1 Affirmative Action
- Season 1 Public Opinion
- Season 1 Shaping Public Opinion
- Season 1 Political Ideology
- Season 1 Election Basics
- Season 1 Gerrymandering
- Season 1 How Voters Decide
- Season 1 Political Campaigns
- Season 1 Political Parties
- Season 1 Party Systems
- Season 1 Interest Groups
- Season 1 Interest Group Formation
- Season 1 Media Institution
- Season 1 Media Regulation
- Season 1 Market Economy
- Season 1 Government Regulation
- Season 1 Monetary and Fiscal Policy
- Season 1 Social Policy
- Season 1 Foreign Policy
Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics - Season 1 Episode 8 Congressional Leadership
0.00 10 minutes This week Craig Benzine explores the leadership structure of congress. We’ll break out the clone machine to examine the responsibilities of the speaker of the house, the majority and minority leaders, and the majority and minority whips in both the Senate and the House. As the leadership heavily influences assignments to committees and acts as the primary point of contact with the media, they wield significant power in influencing public dialog.
