The U.S. Constitution, EXPLAINED [AP Government Required Documents]

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In this video Heimler walks you through the United States Constitution, which is a required foundational document for the AP Government curriculum.
The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation as the governing document of the United States, and in doing so transferred more power into the hands of the federal government. However, in order to keep that power in its proper bounds, the Constitution provides for three branches of government which operate independently from one another but which can also check the power of the others through a system of checks and balances.

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constitution
article 1: congress
enumerated powers
- to tax
- borrow money
- coin money
- declare war
- raise and support army and navy
(necessary and proper clause: congress can make laws that are not stated if they help carry out enumerated powers)
article 2: executive branch
explicit power: ceo of army, execute laws, final step in law process
article 3: judicial
- one supreme court, congress establishes other courts
original jurisdiction (the supreme court listens to these cases first):
- court hears ambassador and international affairs
- court can only hear appeals cases for other cases
article 4: federalism/relationship between states and fed govt
article 5: amendment process
- 2/3 states propose (or 2/3 both house and congress)
-3/4 states agree
article 6: supremacy clause, fed law is supreme law of the land

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im here 1 hour before the exam since i can't figure out how to word whats in the constitution 🥲 good luck!

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Great stuff! Is there a longer version?

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I think there is a mistake at 5:44, you said 2/3 of state legislatures can propose an amendment, but it's actually 2/3 of states can ask congress to organize a convention where the amendment is brought up.
Also, the amendment can be ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 of special ratifying conventions in the states.

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there is 4 routes to amending i believe.

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for the ap exam, do we need to know all the articles and what each one does, or generally what is covered?

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0:45 by my understanding a republic is a form of government where people vote for representatives who then make the laws. Its often used as a contrast to pure or direct democracy. Therefore the AOC was still a republic. The move from the AOC to the US Constitution is a transition from a confederate to a federal system. A confederacy being a loose affiliation of sovereign member states with most political power held at the state level. While a federal system is the sharing of power between the state and federal governments but with more and now expanded power at the national now federal level.
So unless there’s a different understanding of the term republic, I think the AOC qualifies as a republic. Also that the transition from AOC to Constitution is best described as a move from a confederate to a federal system. I believe the US constitution is sometimes referred to as the us federal constitution.
Also I’m pretty sure at the time of the AOC both the national government and state governments were republican in form-in that the ppl voted for representatives.

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Ok...ok. I need to run this back, holy crap, you talk fast. I just wanted to know what my rights are. I live 2mi from Independence Hall so you'd think I know but I didn't glean as much as I should have from touring. I mostly mentally redecorated each room 😂

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0:45
Wouldn't a confederacy also technically be a republican-style gov't since the confederacy was composed of delegates elected by people from each state?

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good idea. i guess a confederacy was composed of more state powers uniting as opposed to a republic which is mainly one big central power

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the big contrast here is the idea of centralization. even though confederations have delegates from each state, they served practically useless without the agreement of states (since states retained sovereignty)

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Late af on this comment but it sounds like and correct me if I'm wrong but this video makes it sound like democracy never really existed in this country (America)

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I think when someone decides to run for the presidency he or she needs to know the constitution. That's how the government is supposed to be run. In my opinion

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I don't understand why youtube videos have to edit out pauses and just talk non-stop. It's not natural and we aren't all taking Adderall.

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Where's the part that tells you about the listen and about the science

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Articles of Confederation were not weak. Banking interests were threatened by states' rights.

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It’s no coincidence that Confederates and MAGA love State’s rights.

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Any plans to add basic human rights to the constitution? 😂🇺🇸

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