Congressional Committees Crash Course Government and Politics 7

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This week Craig Benzine clears up the role of committees in Congress. We’ll talk about standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and caucuses (and not the candidate-choosing kinds) as well as the staff agencies that help advise these committees and congresspeople. As most bills never even make it to the house and senate floors for a vote, the role of committees, and their respective chairpersons as gatekeepers is pretty important. There’s a lot to demystify here as the legislative process can seem pretty arcane at times, but the model, at least in theory, helps Congress run more efficiently. • Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: / pbsdigitalstudios • Support is provided by Voqal: http://www.voqal.org • Chapters: • Introduction: How does Congress work? 00:00 • Congressional committees 0:40 • Why does Congress have committees? 1:52 • How do congressional committees work? 2:44 • How Congress got its leadership structure 4:09 • Congressional staff 5:03 • Specialized staff agencies in Congress 5:35 • Caucuses in Congress 6:15 • Caucuses, congressional staff, committees help make lawmaking more efficient 7:16 • Credits 7:55 • Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at / crashcourse • Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? • Facebook - / youtubecrashcourse • Twitter - / thecrashcourse • Instagram - / thecrashcourse • CC Kids: / crashcoursekids

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