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Learning Objectives: 12.1 Describe the role parties play in making government policy.
Video: President Obama on Political Gridlock and Dysfunction: the VICE News Interview
Learning Objectives: 12.2 Explain the tension between the party base and the general electorate regarding their influence on issue positions.
Video: A Few Thoughts Now on the Republican Establishment and The Elites Attacking Trump--Lou Dobbs
Learning Objectives: 12.3 Outline the evolution of the party system in the United States.
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Video: Would a third major party ease Congressional gridlock
Learning Objectives: 12.4 Explain how parties connect citizens and government.
Audio: Tea Party Rep. Tim Huelskamp Defeated In Kansas Primary
Learning Objectives: 12.5 Describe the way in which the American party system works.