Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3
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- In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the US Governments Separation of powers and the system of checks and balances. In theory, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Brach are designed to keep each other in check and to keep any branch from becoming too powerful. In reality, the system was designed to keep the President from becoming some kind of autocrat. For the most part, it has worked. Craig will call in the clones to explain which powers belong to which branches and to reveal some secret perks that the Supreme Court justices enjoy.
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Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
Separation of Powers 0:25
Checks & Balances 2:28
Legislative Branch powers over the Executive Branch 2:58
Legislative Branch powers over the Judiciary Branch 3:39
Executive Branch powers over the Legislative Branch 4:37
Executive Branch powers over the Judiciary Branch 4:59
Judiciary Branch powers over the Legislative & Executive Branches 5:20
Why do we have checks & balances? 6:22
Credits 7:58
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learned more from this than 7 weeks of school.....................................
maybe you should take good notes
+Abdull Mohommed so true!
+Abdull Mohommed same dude...and my 8th grade course is called "American and Historical Government and Politics"
Yes same here, hell to that yo.
Abdull Mohommed yep
I can't help but wish when you do the Clone Zone part, just list out the points you make. A box with major bullet points of what you're saying would go a long way, it's just a lot of info at one time to keep track of
- no it's your fault !
- no it's your fault !
- no it's your fault ! I'm going home I have to campaign.
Dear TH-cam content creator who is good at math:
PLEASE DO CRASH COURSE CALCULUS
Sincerely,
All of the Math Geeks
This needs to happen. Why hasn't this happened yet?
Calculus isn't that hard. In Australia we do it in Years 11 and 12 and its not that diffficult...don't know how it works in America though
Farhat C B.S.
Farhat C People take Calculus in junior and senior years here in America too.
***** Do you guys take it alongside every other topic of maths too like algebra, trigonometry, logarithms etc. ??
Thanks for being so brave and putting yourself out there in face of public derision, Craig. Please don't stop making videos, and don't ever be afraid to be yourself. It's refreshing to see someone being unashamedly silly for the sake of education. :)
hi it’s 6:57 AM and I have the exam in an hour , wish me luck :(
howd it go
As a French people, it was really helpful to understand all the subtilities of the USA government, especially all the stuff around checks & balances. Due to a system that is a little different in my country, I have some difficulties to understant the way elections and ruling are working in the USA, but there it was really clear and pretty well-explained ! Thanks a lot ! :D
In my opinion, separation of powers as well as checks and balances are some of humanities greatest inventions. They provide stable government while taking the shortcomings of human nature into account.
You earned a lot of my respect by both speaking neutrally and open-endedly about if we need checks and balances, but also admitting your personal view that we do. It's hard not to based on any understanding of history, but it's wise to still encourage people to think and research for themselves. Awesome.
Shoutout to Kermit the Frog for getting appointed to the court.
the 4th branch: campaign contributors! i.e. corporations, millionaires, and special interest groups
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***** special interest groups is like PETA and NRA
***** True but it should be decided on how I vote not how much money I have.
***** i think you mean a demographic, special interest groups are organized and actively broadcast their interests
Actually, the fourth branch of government is technically "public administration," which counts for the various federal government agencies and departments that don't fall under the three official branches of the federal government. I do agree with you on what you are saying though. Campaign contributors are truly our fifth branch.
I feel like more Americans really need to pay attention to this during grade school.
I think the problem is that they teach it in basic at the elementary school level, and then don't cover it well later on.
Lucror Σ I think that depends on the particular school and the instructor.
What the hell is a grade school?
Luke Gaming6556 elementary school, I think.
moosewhale oh we do. Some people don't care so long as thier way of life isn't affected financially. And when I say some I mean a vast amount of us. Shit falling apart here but a lot better then a shit ton of other countries. That is tragically the silver lining ;(
This should really be called: Crash Course US Government and Politics.
YUP!!
Now I’m curious...What was it before?
@@bellapearce6688 It was just Government. Look at the intro
This will be used in my Government classroom when I teach Checks and Balances. There's a lot to talk about here, thank you for giving a crash course on this topic! Students love seeing informational videos rather than having me do most of the talking, and this will help get the ball rolling with a class discussion.
I love Craig reactions to himself, i imagine filming this was really fun.
This is short, sweet, and easy to comprehend unlike school which is always so complicated and hard to focus on smh.
As an outsider observing the United States, I'd say the theory and implementation of these ideas are pretty astounding. Congress may seem to be a necrotic house of sycophants now, the executive depending on your allegiances, a weak duckling or a tyrant, leaving the only viable motion of government to the courts (so much of American policy seems to be settled in the Supreme Court these days, as if it is the only power still somewhat functioning), but in the context of 18th century European despotism, it seems like the most enlightened form of government that man has ever created. The Founders may not have seen every pitfall, but they had enough foresight to catch a lot of things before they spiraled. I feel like the Title of Nobility Clause needs to be re-invoked more in light of the recent trend of Bush-Clinton-Bush-Obama-Clinton/Bush, is this pattern not alarming to anyone else?
I almost think we might as well call ourselves a kingdom at this point.
I'm more worried of Chris Christie winning, and then the never-ending "haha look the US is all fat" jokes.
Flintstoned If that is the worst of your fears, I envy your innocence.
***** Meh, it was more of a joke. I really don't care.
Flintstoned I know, I'm just sad. ^_^
I appreciate your series of videos. These are great for homeschooling. They are fun and informative and, for my child, much better than just learning something from a book. Great work.
I am glad to read other people are having a difficult time following the videos because of the voices. The cleaner, the better. The jokes are enough to make this set of videos entertaining.
i watched 5 videos of this and i learned more than i would in 5 weeks in school
I learned more from this three videos than what I have learned in school when I went to HS.
I love this guy! super helpful. I wish I can have him as a professor for political sciences or something
it's funny, I was feeling like I needed a refresher on all things government and politics and the first thing I think to look up is if there's a crash course of it and sure enough there is... with freaking Craig Benzine, one of the people I've watched since I was like 15! Love it.
Thank you so much. I love these videos. As someone with a masters in history and a love of politics I am always excited when I see a new one posted.
Love these videos Craig! They are so helpful and humorous! Keep it up :-)
You gotta love PBS.
CRASH COURSE PHILOSOPHY.
Excellent! I'm posting this in my American Government course at Cerro Coso College in California. I was just on the verge of producing my own little video on this, because it's the theme of their term papers. Then I discover that (image that) PBS can do a FAR BETTER JOB than I can. Good going, Craig!
I love these new videos Craig! You should do more Crash Course!
Craig is my new favorite crashcourse host, partly because he has a similar sense of humor than me and mostly because he has a similar receding hairline than me.
I like this dude he's funny and reminds me of Crowley 😂❤
Crowley from Supernatural?
Omg YES he does look like an American Crowley!
Still impressed that I managed to sum up what was said in the clone zone in like 1000 words for my essay. Including examples. And got a 1st. I'm awesome.
Trying to learn not watch a bad stand up routine
"King George III, That guy was a jerk"😂 THAT KILLED ME😂
Honestly I think Craig is like AT LEAST 30 times funnier than John Green. I don't have anything against John Green, but this series makes me literally giggle out loud. At 5:45 when he was like "Perk of the job... it's a perk of the job!" the humor was so perfectly delivered and nuanced. And then a few seconds later with "SUPER important case... look it up. Look it up." Hahahaha! Craig's comic sensibilities are just... ~kisses own fingertips then slightly opens hand in a stereotypical "bellissimo" gesture~
It has to do with personal taste, and possibly the entertainment someone grows up with. Craig is more "Tim and Eric: Awesome Show, Great Job", while John is more "Daria".
We'll if you like him go check out his channel it's Wheezy Waiter
pokecrafter2201 Don't worry, I already subscribed to WW long ago. :)
I'm from the UK and I'm in my second year of College doing A-Level Gov & Pol and the second year is all about US Politics, so this is a huge help! Thank you!
this guy has became my best friend and im learning more from this than my 3 month political science class that im currently watching this for.....
I have been watching so many crash course videos as a means to replace my mediocre underfunded public school education... now I am at the point where I am becoming skeptical of the series entirely and my college education.
So why should I put faith into this TH-cam Channel as a reliable source of information?
+Scott Merryman You shouldn't. Skepticism is necessary for an intelligent society. We should never let ourselves believe things without sufficient evidence. Believing without sufficient evidence can be dangerous (see the anti-vaccination movement, which has led to small breakouts of deadly diseases). But of course life is a balance between trusting sources like these and investigating things ourselves. If I investigated everything myself I'd spend all my time investigating and no time living. The world is too complex for every person to investigate the direct evidence behind everything they consider to be probably true. But luckily there are ways to be confident that something is true without doing all the investigation directly all of the time. We can sometimes find systems wherein not everyone does all the investigation, but due to the way we built the system we can pretty well trust those who do. One of those ways of making sure we can trust them is by stepping in occasionally at random times and doing our own investigation and comparing with their results, like when the FDA randomly inspects restaurants for food safety. That gives restaurants incentive not to cheat or make errors, because at any random time their shortcomings could be discovered.
that accent of the exekutive clone just makes it impossible for me to focus on what he says
WHEEEEEEZE!!!!!!! SOOO GLAD YOU'RE DOING THIS AGAIN!!! FEAR MY CAPS AS I AM CLEARLY INSANE!!!!!
“Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.”
― Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
Yay, another episode! I think the sound balancing on this one was more level. Thanks!
The 4th most powerful and secretive branch of the government is actually the Postal Service. The Postmaster General is the second highest paid government official, and he knows where you live. He's watching you. He may be a Postmaster, but he's also a General.
Craig, you're doing a great job as host, but I find that giving the clones funny voices is somewhat distracting when you're trying to convey that much information that quickly. I know opinions are divided on this, but personally I think you can do without them.
SAME
agreed
I do see your point but for many students, it helps keep the information separate. I think he does it with reason. 3 different voices for 3 different topics allows students to visualize the ideas separately. :-)
I agree
i have adhd and this is fantastic
Directed here by my daily civic workout emails, and how surprised and pleased i was to see craig!! Thanks for learnin' me good, craig.
In the comments I constantly see people complaining about the voices he does I for one think the voices are helpful just like when you highlight different information in different colors to make them stand out against others he does the same with his voices which makes it easier to remember without writing it down it’s elementary my dears!
You forgot the most powerful branch of the US Government: The Corporate Branch.
As someone not from the US, I'm really enjoying getting a more detailed description of how the US government is structured. I'm especially looking forward to an explanation of the electoral college.
sir thank you for crash course!!!! Y'all were my teachers through out high school. Specially John Green.... I used to have crash course marathons to study for a quiz or test and it actually work.
When he said that King George III was a jerk my little heart broke.✨❤️Groffsauce❤️✨
You're awesome,, great way to learn
If anyone else hosted Government and Politics it wouldn't be nearly as interesting as when Craig does it.
Love this Craig, hope you continue doing it.
you're the boss, Craig! Just like John.
Finale of this course must contain kevin spacy throwing this guy into subway tracks for knowing too much
I was just about to ask if you guys would do a government crash course! Thank you guys for doing this, I really enjoyed this episode.
Man i LOVE you. I have an assignment and the sites they said to take the information from is SOOOOO cryptic and you are so...to the point!
These videos are going to help me pass my political science class. Thank you!!!
More thought-bubble. Less terrible voices. Thanks
+Jchapin45 YES!~ Voices are KILLING ME. I can't concentrate with the voices!!
Rude-
Y’all must be literally slow if you “CANT STAND” the voices
@@mementomori1871 that's not rude
@@Pajoli it's distracting. Everyone learns different ways. You can't call someone slow because they learn a different way
I am an online college student, i subscribed so i can learn more about the class im taking, i have a house full of kids and a full time job so i like to watch a vid on the subject im learning so get a better grasp of the content when i can not read through all the content provided
i looovvveee how the information is given. i absolutely despise this subject, which makes it extremely hard for me to concentrate, focus, and attain any information i might have mentally digested at any point throughout the "learning" process. these videos make gov & pol a lot more bearable for me due to the light humor and entertaining voices. please continue making the videos like this! i'll need some help cramming for the ap test in may and i don't know where i'd go to cram the night before if you changed the way you present the material. lol
(thank you for making these videos, by the way! they're a lot of help!!)
i really love the content but holy mole its so hard to watch with all the odd voices...
ABSAGALUTLY
Eu não tenho nada para dizer
I thought that James Madison wrote 29 essays, John jay got sick after 5 and Hamilton wrote the other fifty one of the federalist papers. I guess I shouldn't depend on musicals to learn about u.s. History
Actually, it is true that John Jay wrote 5, James Madison wrote 29, and Alexander Hamilton wrote the other 51 as Lin Manuel Miranda penned in his amazing new production of Hamilton. You see, John Jay Wrote papers 2-5, and 64, a total of 5. James Madison wrote papers 10, 14, 18-20, 37-58, and 62-63, a total of 29. And Alexander Hamilton wrote papers 1, 6-9, 11-13, 15-17, 21-36, 59-61, and 65-85, a total of 51. 5+29+51=85. So, while relying on Musicals for your history education is an extremely bad idea and not recommended, you can generally trust Lin. In interviews he has said that he tried to keep the story as historically accurate as possible, which is quite amazing for a hip hop and rap musical about our founding fathers! :)
+Hope Starr However in real life most people don't communicate by breaking into song and well-choreographed movements, and gang fights involve absolutely zero finger-snapping.
+Andrew Swan WHAT?! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOU DONT RANDOMLY BREAK INTO SONG TO TALK ABOUT GETTING A PLAN THROUGH CONGRESS?!
+Abigail Collinsworth "...and Hamilton wrote...the other... 51! HOW DO YOU WRITE LIKE YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME?"
+TeaMMatE11 HISTORY HAS ITS EYEEEEES on you!!! (NON STOP) (He will never be satisfied)(NonSTOP)
This is amazing, Thank you for saving us from tedious readings.
I love Craig on this channel!! Not really feeling the random voices he does but regardless I really like him and the content
I am not even 2 minutes into this video, and I have never laughed this much while learning about politics. At least not ironically.
that poor eagle
THANK YOU
Thank you so much for making this learning process easy and fun. We appreciate your hard work and are grateful to you.
these videos are the BEST! I'm a British student studying american politics and these are so helpful!
Good video. The humor is appreciated but can be a tad distracting. Still, great series, good video, good vibes. 😅
Given how terribly gridlocked Congress is one might reasonably expect such a lack of productivity to come from an overzealous application of these checks and balances; but in fact, it is rarely the case that anything even makes it as far as the President's desk. Congress is so dysfunctional it doesn't need checks and balances to constrain its power. It does that all on its own.
Which is actually the point of how congress was created. The founders wanted a congress that stepped on itself this much. I tend to agree with their decision. A congress that has trouble getting things done rapidly is going to have a large problem with passing laws based on the flavor of the week, or a current irrational fear that just became apparent this week. It makes any decision they make have to be so overwhelming that the vast majority of the american people would be willing to except it. In this way they stop say a bill banning Muslims from entering the country after a bombing.
ShoutingCoffee
True, but a congress also needs to be effective enough to pass the bills that are required. In my opinion, the current congress has displayed no ability to be able to pass the laws that necessary for governing this country.
I think the bills that are required sentiment is some what objective. Let me give an example, and feel free to not agree with me, hell I openly admit I don't agree with even what i think up in my on mind most of the time. Consider the minimum wage raise to 15 bucks an hour. What damage would that have done to everyone that had strived to reach 15 bucks an hour? Do you think industries would change their pay over night? Or would a large amount of people have been fired over night to compensate for this radical change. What i am putting forward is that congress is so slow as to allow the populous to adjust and change in anticipation of the elected morons.
There is no evidence that Congress has had a problem of operating too quickly but plenty of evidence that Congress has been operating way way way way too inefficiently. This isn't even due to the design of the founders; it's due to a systemic failure of the election system.
***** What would you call ineffective, and what would you call untimely? That is very important in any debate.
I like the comical aspects, it shows how he is trying to keep interest and is creative.
Humans like you make me happy. This topic can only be expressed through humor! The sheer nature of humans is, as Madison posited, fallible. Thank you for your contribution to our society! Keep it up!
AP Exam Tomorrow.... FML!
+Oscar Figueroa same bro XD
+Oscar Figueroa same bro XD
Same
i got u bro
K L Murphy same bro XD
So I love that you are doing cc Government, and I like Craig, but I really don't like the sarcastic silly voices he does when reading documents (ie the constitution). I think it is awesome that Craig makes the show funny and entertaining, but i personally think it sounds like he is mocking whatever he is reading, which takes away from the points that are being made. Let it be known however that I still love the show, and can't wait for more! (Especially looking forward to possible episodes on important supreme court cases and general videos about the judicial branch) (EDIT: I should also mention that I love the voices in every other instance! Just not when he is quoting something else!)
Thank you for providing this content.
The clone-zone is certainly the best bit of this playlist.
Why couldn't John Green present this course?
I feel I'm the only person who appreciates his voices lmao
RIGHT?!
PotatoMinun I do to lol
PotatoMinun l
I think there really annoying (>*_*
I just find it hard to pay attention to the information when he uses those silly voices
Really enjoying this series.....and Wheezy Waiter is perfect for it.
Great presentation...awesome as an instructional and learning tool in the classroom and home.
Doing a Progressive Tax on (Just) the “Greedy Part” of Wealth & Conservatively Spending (Just it) on Social Programs gets us a “Stable Society” (the “True Creator” of All Wealth!!) AND we do it with “Direct Democracy” where WE Directly Propose, Enact & Enforce “Merit Based Standardized” Laws & “Money” isn’t a factor!! - "Like" this so we all See & Do this!!
PS: Nobody’s taking away our “25 Rolls Royce’s” but WE MORALLY OWE (Just
our “Greedy” 26th Rolls & up) BACK TO OUR STABLE SOCIETY (that “Owns & Allows” us to Create & Safely use our “25 Rolls”) TO KEEP IT STABLE!!
We must Realize Nobody gets Rich without our “Fast Food Workers” who
ironically Need “Food Stamps” for Stability!!
No one is lazy & “Reaping Free Benefits off the Rich’s Money” because the GREEDY PART BELONGS to all of us!!
Read Max Weber’s “Protestant Ethic & SPIRIT of Capitalism” where, early on, Wealth was only a Moral pursuit just to achieve our limited “State of Grace” & then we stopped so others could also achieve their monetary “Salvation”
Watch “The Gods Must Be Crazy” where a “Coke bottle” falls from a plane into the midst of a primitive tribe & one guy grabs it & everyone fears him for grabbing ALL the “Money” & now being their “King”!!
In "Direct Democracy" we vote directly for issues that we've tested for merit, etc before proposal, then we popularly enact them & then Voter Volunteers will easily enforce small & specific Laws that have all the "legal standards" for enforcement in them ... congress, senate, president, agencies, courts, etc have a role to play, but within it & in service to it ...
I had to check the date on this video to make sure it wasn't 2010. A Twilight joke? That's how you're gunna start the episode?
"... or girl. " Wow, that made me smile!
I've been waiting on you!
James Madison is in fact on the 5000 dollar bill, last printed in 1934.
Don't elevate their ideals higher than they actually were. The founders were only concerned about protecting the rights and interests of rich landowners. All of the founders were rich landowners btw.
I like how Craig explains something so boring in a way that's entertaining. This makes it more likely for young people (children/teens) will like learning about government, or at least not hate learning about it.
This guy is awesome. I love him. He's so funny. The voice thing was annoying at first but now I love that too.
I personally like his humor and his funny voices.
Keep it up!
LOVE the voice you made at 1:03
Can we have an episode that talks about military courts and the governments role that goes into military affairs?
Thanks for this. Super helpful!
As an attempt at constructive criticism. I want to say I enjoy this show so far and I find you as an energetic and entertaining host, but I find your attempt at humor alittle too coarse. It's not wrong to try to be funny, but I personally feel you are trying too hard. Other than that great job so far and keep the good work. I look forward to more episodes. Hopefully ones with smoother humor lol.
Matter of taste. I personally think he's much funnier than John Green.
Don't be an a-hole.
He's not trying hard, it's his style of comedy
people hate the wheezy in these comments... I love what you do so keep it up
It might have been mentioned elsewhere but another balance the Courts have is that they are "For Life". Unlike Congress or the President, they don't need to worry about reelection. Look at the long term power a Judge on the Supreme Court have and they don't have to answer to the electorate directly. How many Congressmen and women would love to have that?
Its hilarious that this series is so good that my online American Gov College course has it as a required viewing.
so buffs and nerfs?
Exactly, but at least James Madison didn't go Riot and nerf things he felt was too difficult to balance into the ground.
***** Veto OP! Nerf pls.
The wacky voices need to stop. They are too silly and distracting.
+Sarge Izzard YES!~ Voices are KILLING ME. I can't concentrate with the voices!!
First the voices, then what? The humor? The props? The speaker? You don't own the show. Thank goodness, or it would never have been released in the first place for you to whine about.
So in a social forum, created by organic interactions, funded through by the advertising dollars they I and others raised... I can't have an opinion?
I like those voices. Without them the lecture would be boring and not interesting. Just like classroom lectures.
Sandhya Rani They're a little much. If you want to do voices, then tone it down. Wacky voices work when animated. Not when you can see the face.
Great course. Made it really easy to understand such complex matter.
You got.a new fan in Spain. THANKS!
No comment about how the courts ability to deem a law unconstitutional is no where in the Constitution because they gave that power to themselves?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_Act_of_1789
"In Marbury, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress cannot pass laws that are contrary to the Constitution, and that it is the role of the judicial system to interpret what the Constitution permits. Thus, the Judiciary Act of 1789 was the first act of Congress to be partially invalidated by the Supreme Court."
Oh you mean John Marshall's big, giant "f--- you" to Thomas Jefferson. I think he'll talk about it in a later episode.
Read Federalist paper #78. The very existence of the Constitution implies that the Courts have that power.