Congressional Elections Crash Course Government and Politics 6

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This week Craig Benzine talks about the importance of elections in the strongest branch of the U.S. Government: Congress. He'll talk about the frequency of elections in the Senate and House, the typical characteristics of a candidate, and the motivating factors our congresspeople follow to get re-elected. • Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: / pbsdigitalstudios • Support is provided by Voqal: http://www.voqal.org • Chapters: • Introduction: Congressional Elections 00:00 • How Congressional Elections Work 0:59 • How Congressional Candidates Get Elected 2:16 • Characteristics of Congressional Candidates 3:05 • Incumbency Advantage 4:21 • The Electoral Connection Why Congressional Elections Matter 6:01 • Credits 8:25 • 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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