Political Parties | Crash Course Government and Politics

PBS Learning Media
Contributed By
PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Crash Course Craig Benzine U.S. Government and Politics political parties political ideology voters campaigns elections policy interest groups collective action electoral process republicans democrats policy making party affiliation presidential nominations congress senate conventions political primaries delegates majority rules primary system partisan voters partisan candidates independent candidates electoral choice nonpartisan voters speaker of the house majority leaders minority leaders PBS Digital Studios
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Related Resources

Political Parties | Crash Course Government and Politics

In this episode, we discuss political parties and their role in American politics. When most people think about political parties, they associate them with the common ideologies of the voters and representatives within that party, but the goal of a party is not to influence policies. The role of political parties is much simpler: to win control of the government.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

Unfortunately, we were unable to load the necessary assets to access this site.
Try reloading the page to verify your network is still working.

If the problem persists, please verify that https://cdn.caeducatorstogether.org/ is not blocked by your network firewall. You may need to reach out to your agency's Network/IT support staff to get access.

For any questions or further assistance please contact us at support@onelearningcommunity.com