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Crash Course Government Episode Worksheet | 8 - Congressional Leadership

Video worksheet for Crash Course Government episode 8 on congressional leadership: students answer 15 questions in complete sentences about the Speaker, party leaders, whips and Senate presiding officers.
Grades
Grades 7–10, Middle School, High School
File type
Microsoft Word
Editable
Yes

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Social Studies, Government
Topic
Crash Course Episodes, Government Video
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Editable
Yes

About this resource

What's inside this resource

Without a doubt, history is a topic that can be easily overlooked by our students. Sometimes, it can be difficult for them to make connections with the past in a way that makes sense to them. The same applies to government and politics. It can be difficult for our students to understand the rules and roles of being an American citizen. Being able to provide students with meaningful resources is the best way to get over this learning curve. Within my store, you will find a plethora of government and politics resources to utilize with your students.

What You Get:

This is the Congressional Leadership Worksheet for the Crash Course Government Episodes.

This is a 2-page worksheet that has 15 questions for students to answer. The link to the Crash Course video can be found at the top of the worksheet. If students are completing this worksheet digitally, they will be able to quickly click on the link for themselves and be redirected to YouTube.

An answer key is included in a separate Word document. If you print off the answer key, students can check their answers by themselves.

The Congressional Leadership Video is 8 minutes long.

How To Implement This Resource:

You should print off enough copies of the worksheet for each student to have, so they can answer some of the questions as they listen to the video. You can listen to this video as a whole group and then allow students to listen to it again by themselves or in small groups, if your classroom has enough devices to do so.

Being able to watch these engaging Crash Course videos more than once will help students make connections and close gaps for their understanding of government and politics.

I hope you enjoy!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Describe the roles of House and Senate leaders
  • Explain how leaders use media access, fundraising and party unity to hold power

Teaching tips

  • The episode plays on YouTube through the linked video, so confirm your school network allows it.

Skills covered

  • Note-taking from video — capturing key points from the episode to answer each question

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