Political Parties: Crash Course Government and Politics 40

Today Craig is going to talk about political parties and their role in American politics. So 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. So today were going got talk about why we have political parties in the first place and then finish with the five functions they use in reaching that goal. Its a lot to cover so...

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