I don't think people need to be like "The president needs to lower taxes! The president needs to do something about gas prices! The president needs to do X, Y, and Z!" The president can't do any of that, not directly anyways, unless you count signing bills into law, but taking action on most of those things is congress's job. When people expect these kinds of things from the president, they're encouraging him/her to act in a way the constitution never intended. We should be complaining to our congressional representatives about those kinds of concerns
I’m in college but I’m a sports management major so I really have nothing to do with government. I just find it interesting I thought learning about government was super boring in high school but now I just find it fascinating!
+justizz14 That would be AMAZING. Crash course finance, banking, and investments. These crash courses are crash courses in the truest sense of the word - I learn a lot in a short period of time. The visuals help things stick as well. There's a crash course on economics, but that's about as close as it gets.
agreed! I loved the CC economics series. But a separate series covering things like security analysis, price vs value, investment vs speculation and the different market indices would be amazing!
If I recall correctly, during the Burning of Washington in the War of 1812, President James Madison and his way out of DC commandeered an artillery unit and ordered them to cover the retreat from DC. He personally took this command and came under enemy fire in the process making him, very briefly, the only sitting president to lead troops into combat and do it while taking enemy fire. There was also Lincoln at Fort Stevens but its unknown if he actually gave any orders. Him just shouting, "Return fire" would have been enough to make him the second but it's unknown if he did.
For everyone asking about Ted Cruz: The constitution states that a candidate must be: 35 years or older, resident of the U.S for at least 14 years, and a 'natural born citizen'-- this last bit is where things get tricky. The term 'natural born citizen' is ambiguous, but the widely accepted legal interpretation of the phrase states that as long as your parents are U.S citizens at the time of your birth, then you are 'natural born'. Under this interpretation, Cruz fits all criteria.
gtaclevelandcity Wrong. That is the most popular interpretation by the American public, but the American public are not legal interpreters. The widespread LEGAL interpretation is as I described."One may also be a 'natural born Citizen' if, despite a birth on foreign soil, U.S. citizenship immediately passes from the person's parents." - from law.cornell.edu
gtaclevelandcity Nope, Blownspeakersss is right - You are accepted as a U.S citizen for running for president if one of your parents were U.S citizens when you were born. So even if it is widely accepted, that interpretation of yours is wrong. Nice try.
blownspeakersss Cruz said Obama wasn't a natural born citizen (I guess he didn't know Hawaii was part of the USA) and that it didn't matter where his mother was born. Then March 23rd he said he was a natural born citizen even though he was born outside the USA because his mother was born within the USA. Double standards!
AP Gov quarterly tomorrow! I was gonna study when I got home, instead, I procrastinated. I was gonna study after dinner, passed out for two hours. Now it's 11:36pm, I'm so screwed but, it's whatever.
James Madison also fought in a battle as president. He was with a small unit of soldiers who fired canons back on the British while they burned Washington.
The "born in the US or one of its territories" thing is kinda a grey area since there is no definition for "natural born citizen" given and may simply mean "a citizen at birth." We had a candidate this election cycle who was born in Canada, but to American parents, and he was able to run just fine.
I actually love that these episodes start from the Constitutional law and spin outward, because that's how the whole system (is supposed to) work(s) :)
James Madison led troops during his presidency. The burning of Washington by the British took place during the War of 1812 and Madison actually was present for some of the fighting.
Madison also 'led' the troops, at the battle of Bladensburg. Though true he didn't do much in his role and the proper military commanders still directed it.
President Madison also rallied and directed the troops during the evacuation of Washington, DC and our subsequent counterattack during the War of 1812.
+CrashCourse what are the limits for an executive order ? , in another words what would make an exucitive order uncostitutional for example what would stop a president from solidifying his power by executive orders ?
Can someone explain the Electoral College (or direct me to the video if I've missed it) in a way that informs non-voters that use the excuse "my vote does not matter because it's just an Electoral College". Or are those people right?
I had some questions about the Electoral College, and I thought, "I bet Crash Course has an episode on it," but not yet apparently. I would love on episode on the Electoral College if it is not already in the works.
Chris Hemsworth is Australian, Thor is Fennoscandian, and so far as I know, the Asgard that Chris Hemsworth's Thor is from is not in Oklahoma (yet). My point is: that joke in the beginning was really lame.
Hey, my name is Carolin and I'm from Germany. I'm currently watching your videos for my oral exam in politics tomorrow (in english) and I really want to thank you for making these! I'd like to make a suggestion though: I'd love to see videos about how the EU works (with all the institutions and stuff) because it would have helped me and it might help out other viewers. :)
"Some people say the electoral college is not particularly democratic, mostly because it is not particularly democratic." I love those quick little quips lol
I really wonder if there was always as much unbalance in voter turnout for presidential vs off year elections in the past, or if that has grown more pronounced throughout the country's history. It seems really unbalanced now, and it bothers me people think that's the only election that really matters.
Loved this, so much. Please tell me your opinion. With Trump saying he wants the wall for National Security, and as he has now shut down the American government, can't he use presidential powers, to build the wall WITHOUT Congress approval? I believe so, and this government shut down has much more far reaching reasons and consequences, how about you?
Jacob eMatt and from those humble beginning, look what's come ... It's all about the precedent, my friend. First a crack, then a breach, then a complete failure. : [ > -
According to the wiki, the US (STANDING) ARMY of that time started out the War of 1812 with ~7,000 soldiers, which increased, to ~35,800 plus 3,049 rangers, by the war's end. That's a significant increase imo. And although the states' militias had them well out-numbered by more than 15 to 1 (@ ~617k), such superiority would not last. “A standing army is one of the greatest mischiefs that can possibly happen” - James Madison : [ > -
Jacob eMatt I'll try to explain: You and zh11147 implied Larry's claim was exaggerated. I countered by demonstrating the ridiculous nature of those attempts to minimize the force in question, which was certainly an army by any reasonable standard. But more important imo was the fact that this so-called "escort service" was the beginning of a standing army, a thing contrary to the founding principles of the United States. I then attempted to expand on that point. Hope this explains the relevance of my post. As George Mason warned, "Should the national government wish to render the militia useless, they may neglect them, and let them perish, in order to have a pretence of establishing a standing army." Imo this is exactly what has happened over time, compromising the security of this relatively "free State". "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State ..." - 2nd Amendment (edit), US Con. : [ > -
Being born in the US or one of it's territories does not make you necessarily a Natural Born Citizen which is the actual requirement not just being born in the US. Natural Born Citizen means a person who is born of Citizen parents. Specifically the citizenship flowing from the citizenship status of the father.
Doyin Haastrup But the guy who actually votes for president can vote differently from what the people told him to. Watch CGP Grey's video on the Electoral College
Doyin Haastrup We vote so our state votes for the president we want. I'll try to simplify it to make it sound less confusing. Technically, the Electoral College is a concept, each state has it's own amount of Electoral Votes which is based off the population census that is taken every ten years (In simplest terms 1 million people= 1 electoral vote) and each state earns a default of 2 electoral votes, based off each of it's senators. When a majority is made on one party in a certain state that party earns ALL of the electoral votes that state has. Here is an example. Let's say my swing state of Pennsylvania, (NOTE: A swing state is a state that doesn't have a majority of one certain party so they are very important during elections and it's what can determine who wins or not, see the 2000 presidential election to see an example of how important swing states are.) which has 20 electoral votes, have a majority of Democrat votes by the end of the election. Then the all 20 of those electoral votes goes towards the democratic president. There are 538 total electoral votes in the United States. If a president has 270 or more electoral votes he automatically wins the election since 270 is the majority of the electoral votes. And that is why we vote,
Doyin Haastrup No voting does not count in most Western pseudo democracies, since every candidate is selected to represent the interests of Corporatism.
Doyin Haastrup Complacency in the illusion of a false-contribution. It's the same reason why, on a local level, citizens of The People's Republic of China vote as well. Good job using your critical reasoning skills :)
Qatar Dhabi The Roman fasces symbol has been used all over the US government since before it was used by the Italian fascist movement. It's a Roman symbol used in many ways, generally denoting governmental power. It is the same symbol, but has no fascist connections in this context.
Anne Clinton thanks i had no clue what so ever what those meant and the only place i ever seen them was in correlation with fascism, so apparently with a combination of that and my ignorance towards politics i put two and two together!
As far as the electoral college goes, I've always thought that the votes should be proportional, not all or nothing. For example, in Michigan, say candidate a gets 25% of votes, while candidate b gets 75% of votes. With the 16 votes Michigan gets, that would mean 4 votes for candidate a and 12 votes for candidate b.
+Rosemary Klauscher That'll be up to the states. Maine and Nebraska keep a balance of the EC and popular vote by giving each congressional district to the candidate who wins it. Then, whoever wins the entire state in general gets the two Senate votes. It balances popular vote with the geographic balance intended in the EC. Other states just haven't bothered to do anything about it even though they can.
At 4:51 there are two symbols either side of the podium. These bear an alarming resemblance to the crest used by Italian fascists in the 30s. Was this an error, making a point, or a device to determine if your audience was awake?
An update is needed. A Natural Born citizen does not have to be born in the US or it's territories. In addition to being born in the US or it's territories a Natural Born citizen is anyone born to a parent that is already a US citizen. So in regards to President Obama it doesn't matter where he was born since there's never been a question his mother was a US citizen.
I am curious about the US president's power to actually pull the trigger on a nuclear first strike. Namely, does he (or she) actually have such a power unilaterally take out a target or targets by use of multi megaton nuclear weapons without actually consulting congress first?
If the US is attacked the president can attack back without any authorization from congress. If the US is not attacked then it would need a declaration of war from congress under article 1, sec 8 of the constitution. So if the US is attacked he can use them. But he can't just lob a nuke at some country because he gets in an argument with them.
First, to win the loyalty of said army, you have to be their very trusted leader. One must gain their trust in, say, a long campaign in hostile territory. And wars are unpopular these days, so no hope there because second, you must also be supported by a majority of the population, which is impossible for such a diverse population as the US is.
+Matthew Tolentino Umm how is trust involved here? Couldn't the president just give an order to the generals or whatever and have them attack the senate? I also don't see how popularity is relevant to this.
This happened before Scalia died. I think it's interesting how much stuff one guys death brought along in this election year. I'm sure Scalia's death probably inconvenienced him more than it did America. I probably misspelled his name. Sorry if I did.
Error: The founders didn't trust the people so they created the electoral college. This isn't entirely wrong, but you're also forgetting that the fastest way for information to travel back then was the fastest horse. The electoral college made it easier to get up to date information to those who were doing the actual voting. Also, "its not democratic" would only be a valid argument against the electoral college if America was a democracy instead of a constitutional republic.
No actually. He does have to demonstrate malfeasance or corruption, or similar grounds for dismissal, as opposed to regular cabinet secretaries where they are at will terminations. And he'd have to replace the guy with someone passing through the Senate, and there are three members of the FCC which means that he'd have to gain at least one more member's loyalty for the termination to be useful. Of course, there are plenty of things that Ajit Pai has done wrong to a degree that would probably constitute that, but it's likely that it would expose Trump's corruption in the process.
On the 'natural born' part, I have a question: what if you were born outside the United States (say, Canada) to non-American parents, and the United States invaded and annexed Canada (and making all Canadian citizens American Citizens now), would you be able for president?
James A Clouder This is just a guess, but if it was a war through invasion the answer would probably be that America would probably enact some sort of prevention for that, the election of the "Canadian", happening. Generally the constitution only applies until Congress says it doesn't and the invasion you are describing is probably a congress that is somehow worse than the one we have today.
James A Clouder What if instead of annexation they make this conquered Canada a puppet state, could that solve the dilemma or does it have to be annexed?
James A Clouder Well, George Washington was born in Virginia, which was England at the time, and then the US appeared over Virginia, and whamo, US President.
William Stockhecker the Constitution explicitly includes citizens at the time of the adoption of the constitution. The first 9 presidents qualified under this exception.
we need a Crash Course Law
***** Oh my god yes. Although it would probably have to be a rather long running series :S
payz hayz but every country has a its own laws. it would be a very long series to cover all the nations in the world.
payz hayz This is FOR the US.
gtaclevelandcity why? crash course has viewers all aound the globe.
Felipe Cyrineu But they are made for the american audience.
I don't think people need to be like "The president needs to lower taxes! The president needs to do something about gas prices! The president needs to do X, Y, and Z!" The president can't do any of that, not directly anyways, unless you count signing bills into law, but taking action on most of those things is congress's job. When people expect these kinds of things from the president, they're encouraging him/her to act in a way the constitution never intended. We should be complaining to our congressional representatives about those kinds of concerns
whos here for online classes currently?
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Wild that we've been through 2 presidents since this
I think that a president should lead a cavalry charge at least once per office term.
Can we trust a leader that does not do that?
I don't know? I can't really imagin Obama in the commander seat of a tank telling the driver to bring him closer so he can hit the enemy with a sword.
Well, he should at least go to space. I know I would.
I just had the mental image of Clinton on a horse running at a bunch of Russians in tanks.
***** but with out war there would be no epic Cavalry charges, and that my friend is a world I don't want to live in.
TapOnX Only 3rd world countries(eruopoors) use horses in battles.
I'm taking political science 101 with an intense teacher & this video helped me understand the foreign language of politics. Thank you!!!
Have I mentioned how much I love it when he punches the eagle?
I’m in college but I’m a sports management major so I really have nothing to do with government. I just find it interesting I thought learning about government was super boring in high school but now I just find it fascinating!
whats a guy gotta do around here to get a Crash Course: Investing and Finance? :D
+justizz14 That would be AMAZING. Crash course finance, banking, and investments. These crash courses are crash courses in the truest sense of the word - I learn a lot in a short period of time. The visuals help things stick as well. There's a crash course on economics, but that's about as close as it gets.
agreed! I loved the CC economics series. But a separate series covering things like security analysis, price vs value, investment vs speculation and the different market indices would be amazing!
If I recall correctly, during the Burning of Washington in the War of 1812, President James Madison and his way out of DC commandeered an artillery unit and ordered them to cover the retreat from DC. He personally took this command and came under enemy fire in the process making him, very briefly, the only sitting president to lead troops into combat and do it while taking enemy fire.
There was also Lincoln at Fort Stevens but its unknown if he actually gave any orders. Him just shouting, "Return fire" would have been enough to make him the second but it's unknown if he did.
washington during the whiskey rebellion was actually the first
For everyone asking about Ted Cruz: The constitution states that a candidate must be: 35 years or older, resident of the U.S for at least 14 years, and a 'natural born citizen'-- this last bit is where things get tricky. The term 'natural born citizen' is ambiguous, but the widely accepted legal interpretation of the phrase states that as long as your parents are U.S citizens at the time of your birth, then you are 'natural born'. Under this interpretation, Cruz fits all criteria.
blownspeakersss Um no, the widely accepted legal interpretation of the phrase is that they are born inside of the US. Nice try.
gtaclevelandcity Wrong. That is the most popular interpretation by the American public, but the American public are not legal interpreters. The widespread LEGAL interpretation is as I described."One may also be a 'natural born Citizen' if, despite a birth on foreign soil, U.S. citizenship immediately passes from the person's parents." - from law.cornell.edu
blownspeakersss Either way, Ted Cruz is still a douche with all his blatantly fake patriotism.
gtaclevelandcity Nope, Blownspeakersss is right - You are accepted as a U.S citizen for running for president if one of your parents were U.S citizens when you were born.
So even if it is widely accepted, that interpretation of yours is wrong.
Nice try.
blownspeakersss Cruz said Obama wasn't a natural born citizen (I guess he didn't know Hawaii was part of the USA) and that it didn't matter where his mother was born. Then March 23rd he said he was a natural born citizen even though he was born outside the USA because his mother was born within the USA. Double standards!
I'm voting for Gumby in 2016. He's nice, done things for the farmers, can travel into books, and he's made out of clay! Who can ask for more?
Moonbeam yas. Just yas.
Crash Course Philosophy would be cool
Salomon Flamenco Yes. Yeesss! Only Crash Course Mathematics would be better.
Josh Bobst no... philosophy please
Stop saying that on EVERY crash course vid just STOP
Josh Bobst I second this. Especially if it's something like linear algebra.
Liam Gurney no
Who is here for the AP Gov test??
+Kylie Ren who isnt
+Recategorize IMMA FAILLLLL
sameeeee
AP Gov quarterly tomorrow! I was gonna study when I got home, instead, I procrastinated. I was gonna study after dinner, passed out for two hours. Now it's 11:36pm, I'm so screwed but, it's whatever.
College final exam for gov
James Madison also fought in a battle as president. He was with a small unit of soldiers who fired canons back on the British while they burned Washington.
Thanks for the video. This was surprisingly non-partisan and very educational. I appreciate it.
The "born in the US or one of its territories" thing is kinda a grey area since there is no definition for "natural born citizen" given and may simply mean "a citizen at birth." We had a candidate this election cycle who was born in Canada, but to American parents, and he was able to run just fine.
My favorite crash course character 👌
I actually love that these episodes start from the Constitutional law and spin outward, because that's how the whole system (is supposed to) work(s) :)
James Madison led troops during his presidency. The burning of Washington by the British took place during the War of 1812 and Madison actually was present for some of the fighting.
I love the clones, it explains the left and right perfectly
Madison also 'led' the troops, at the battle of Bladensburg. Though true he didn't do much in his role and the proper military commanders still directed it.
President Madison also rallied and directed the troops during the evacuation of Washington, DC and our subsequent counterattack during the War of 1812.
+CrashCourse what are the limits for an executive order ? , in another words what would make an exucitive order uncostitutional for example what would stop a president from solidifying his power by executive orders ?
Can someone explain the Electoral College (or direct me to the video if I've missed it) in a way that informs non-voters that use the excuse "my vote does not matter because it's just an Electoral College". Or are those people right?
I had some questions about the Electoral College, and I thought, "I bet Crash Course has an episode on it," but not yet apparently. I would love on episode on the Electoral College if it is not already in the works.
Chris Hemsworth is Australian, Thor is Fennoscandian, and so far as I know, the Asgard that Chris Hemsworth's Thor is from is not in Oklahoma (yet).
My point is: that joke in the beginning was really lame.
Can you talk about the theories of presidential powers that have been developed?
You make the only kind of educational video that I like.
SquareSpace is taking over CrashCourse
Hey, my name is Carolin and I'm from Germany. I'm currently watching your videos for my oral exam in politics tomorrow (in english) and I really want to thank you for making these!
I'd like to make a suggestion though:
I'd love to see videos about how the EU works (with all the institutions and stuff) because it would have helped me and it might help out other viewers. :)
I know it's a year late, but James Madison also led his troops into battle against the British in the war of 1812 while serving as president.
0:22 Can someone explain why there are sheep on the White House lawn?
Alevuss92 I think that they were pets
Wouldn't be the strangest pets. John Quincy Adams had an alligator.
04:45 to the right and left of the room are interesting symbols, I doubt Mussolini had ever been president of the US...
"Some people say this is not particularly democratic. This is because it is not particularly democratic."
Any chance of doing additional Government and Politics series for other countries once this one's done?
Tech has evolved, but the Constitution is still just as relevant as it always was, ensuring a framework that keeps us a free society
George wasington lead us in the feild during his presidentsy. That’s just awesome.
"Some people say the electoral college is not particularly democratic, mostly because it is not particularly democratic." I love those quick little quips lol
Scalia was not a strict constructionist. He said this about it: "a degraded form of textualism". He is a textualist.
I really wonder if there was always as much unbalance in voter turnout for presidential vs off year elections in the past, or if that has grown more pronounced throughout the country's history. It seems really unbalanced now, and it bothers me people think that's the only election that really matters.
Who's here for the online test?
Loved this, so much.
Please tell me your opinion. With Trump saying he wants the wall for National Security, and as he has now shut down the American government, can't he use presidential powers, to build the wall WITHOUT Congress approval?
I believe so, and this government shut down has much more far reaching reasons and consequences, how about you?
Washington never actually lead the troops into battle at the Whiskey Rebellion, he turned around in some small town in Pensylvania
That was a really good square space add before this video.
WAit a minute!! Craig is part of crash course?!
I think we need a crash course Canada! With all the talking and jokes you make it would be cool to see it.
Wish these would be made for the uk government and politics
great video
We need Crash Course: Global Politics
Is there a transcript of this or the other videos somewhere?
My Favorite CrashCourse Prof to date :p
We need a Crash Course Drivers E.D. course, its the only thing that makes sense anymore.
There’s also James Madison who personally led his troops to liberate DC during the War of 1812.
Creative, informative and interesting. Thanks a lot for your effort. Very helpful.
Great educational video, Crash Course and Thought Cafe.
This is fantastic, thank you
Good video
You forgot the 2nd president to command a standing army in battle while a sitting president: James Madison During the war of 1812 (Raid on Washington)
Larry Bolan Calling it a standing army would be a stretch, it was an artillery battery of two guns
Jacob eMatt and from those humble beginning, look what's come ...
It's all about the precedent, my friend. First a crack, then a breach, then a complete failure.
: [ > -
According to the wiki, the US (STANDING) ARMY of that time started out the War of 1812 with ~7,000 soldiers, which increased, to ~35,800 plus 3,049 rangers, by the war's end. That's a significant increase imo. And although the states' militias had them well out-numbered by more than 15 to 1 (@ ~617k), such superiority would not last.
“A standing army is one of the greatest mischiefs that can possibly happen” - James Madison
: [ > -
AHerderOfCats how is this even remotely relevant
Jacob eMatt I'll try to explain:
You and zh11147 implied Larry's claim was exaggerated. I countered by demonstrating the ridiculous nature of those attempts to minimize the force in question, which was certainly an army by any reasonable standard. But more important imo was the fact that this so-called "escort service" was the beginning of a standing army, a thing contrary to the founding principles of the United States. I then attempted to expand on that point. Hope this explains the relevance of my post.
As George Mason warned, "Should the national government wish to render the militia useless, they may neglect them, and let them perish, in order to have a pretence of establishing a standing army." Imo this is exactly what has happened over time, compromising the security of this relatively "free State".
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State ..." - 2nd Amendment (edit), US Con.
: [ > -
Being born in the US or one of it's territories does not make you necessarily a Natural Born Citizen which is the actual requirement not just being born in the US. Natural Born Citizen means a person who is born of Citizen parents. Specifically the citizenship flowing from the citizenship status of the father.
who has the answers for he worksheets?
so... what's the point of you guys voting if your vote doesn't count?
oh ok thanks
Doyin Haastrup But the guy who actually votes for president can vote differently from what the people told him to. Watch CGP Grey's video on the Electoral College
Doyin Haastrup We vote so our state votes for the president we want. I'll try to simplify it to make it sound less confusing.
Technically, the Electoral College is a concept, each state has it's own amount of Electoral Votes which is based off the population census that is taken every ten years (In simplest terms 1 million people= 1 electoral vote) and each state earns a default of 2 electoral votes, based off each of it's senators. When a majority is made on one party in a certain state that party earns ALL of the electoral votes that state has.
Here is an example. Let's say my swing state of Pennsylvania,
(NOTE: A swing state is a state that doesn't have a majority of one certain party so they are very important during elections and it's what can determine who wins or not, see the 2000 presidential election to see an example of how important swing states are.)
which has 20 electoral votes, have a majority of Democrat votes by the end of the election. Then the all 20 of those electoral votes goes towards the democratic president.
There are 538 total electoral votes in the United States. If a president has 270 or more electoral votes he automatically wins the election since 270 is the majority of the electoral votes.
And that is why we vote,
Doyin Haastrup No voting does not count in most Western pseudo democracies, since every candidate is selected to represent the interests of Corporatism.
Doyin Haastrup
Complacency in the illusion of a false-contribution. It's the same reason why, on a local level, citizens of The People's Republic of China vote as well.
Good job using your critical reasoning skills :)
35 years old... *or older*
Artbug Nope you have to be exactly 35, any older and you will be disqualified, it's in the Constitution.
fhqwgads420 That would make things interesting. And If your 35 year falls on a non-election year, sucks to be you.
fhqwgads420 No there have been presidents over 35.
LsuMichgan Fan It was a joke...
Trump be 73
4:48
are those fascist symbols by the american flag normal?
Qatar Dhabi i dunno i might just be stupid
Qatar Dhabi What fascist symbols?
Qatar Dhabi The Roman fasces symbol has been used all over the US government since before it was used by the Italian fascist movement. It's a Roman symbol used in many ways, generally denoting governmental power. It is the same symbol, but has no fascist connections in this context.
Anne Clinton thanks i had no clue what so ever what those meant and the only place i ever seen them was in correlation with fascism, so apparently with a combination of that and my ignorance towards politics i put two and two together!
As far as the electoral college goes, I've always thought that the votes should be proportional, not all or nothing. For example, in Michigan, say candidate a gets 25% of votes, while candidate b gets 75% of votes. With the 16 votes Michigan gets, that would mean 4 votes for candidate a and 12 votes for candidate b.
+Rosemary Klauscher That'll be up to the states. Maine and Nebraska keep a balance of the EC and popular vote by giving each congressional district to the candidate who wins it. Then, whoever wins the entire state in general gets the two Senate votes. It balances popular vote with the geographic balance intended in the EC. Other states just haven't bothered to do anything about it even though they can.
I wish there was a Crash Course Gov for all countries in the world.
this is helping me study for the EOC
I would like to see an episode about the powers the first lady has and her role in national affairs
Craig is awesome!!
first yes we need a crash course law
second that eagle should from a union or rise agaist
It just occurred to me that Craig probably filmed all of these at once. :p
At 4:51 there are two symbols either side of the podium. These bear an alarming resemblance to the crest used by Italian fascists in the 30s. Was this an error, making a point, or a device to determine if your audience was awake?
Yay!! New episode! :D
Why are you not John Green?
Can someone explain why the symbol of fascism is on that wall on 4:47?
How often are these videos released?
I demand a return of the adorable puppy!
Fantastic Four... Hulk? Tilt!
An update is needed. A Natural Born citizen does not have to be born in the US or it's territories. In addition to being born in the US or it's territories a Natural Born citizen is anyone born to a parent that is already a US citizen. So in regards to President Obama it doesn't matter where he was born since there's never been a question his mother was a US citizen.
Watching this series to prepare for Tuesday when second semester begins and I start government
I am curious about the US president's power to actually pull the trigger on a nuclear first strike. Namely, does he (or she) actually have such a power unilaterally take out a target or targets by use of multi megaton nuclear weapons without actually consulting congress first?
If the US is attacked the president can attack back without any authorization from congress. If the US is not attacked then it would need a declaration of war from congress under article 1, sec 8 of the constitution. So if the US is attacked he can use them. But he can't just lob a nuke at some country because he gets in an argument with them.
Look up Marshall Law. That should answer your question. (:
you litterally got me through high school
Is there a reason why he keeps on punching the eagle
Pika-chu!
(Thank you, you educate us Pokémon)
But what if the president decided to go Caesar and lead the army against the senate? Are there safeguards to prevent that from happening?
First, to win the loyalty of said army, you have to be their very trusted leader. One must gain their trust in, say, a long campaign in hostile territory. And wars are unpopular these days, so no hope there because second, you must also be supported by a majority of the population, which is impossible for such a diverse population as the US is.
+Matthew Tolentino Umm how is trust involved here? Couldn't the president just give an order to the generals or whatever and have them attack the senate? I also don't see how popularity is relevant to this.
No there aren't.
It's nice to know that you guys let the clones out of the clone zone from time to time.
Wonder how would this section go if it were filmed today, with Trump as president... For my upcoming exam I have to consider him >.
Craig should run for president in the Wheezywaiter Eagle Hater party.
Came here after Donald Trump won the election
Doctor Syed same. loL. I hope he had real power to make real change. Not fake Obama change.
Woof Woof I'm curious to see what he has in store.
Woof Woof real power? Do you want America to get destroyed?
To what time are you specifically referring? lmao
Nick Kraieski
same
I have STAAR
Craig has the newest apple product...The Imug, how much did that cost?
$3000?
This happened before Scalia died. I think it's interesting how much stuff one guys death brought along in this election year. I'm sure Scalia's death probably inconvenienced him more than it did America. I probably misspelled his name. Sorry if I did.
Error: The founders didn't trust the people so they created the electoral college. This isn't entirely wrong, but you're also forgetting that the fastest way for information to travel back then was the fastest horse. The electoral college made it easier to get up to date information to those who were doing the actual voting.
Also, "its not democratic" would only be a valid argument against the electoral college if America was a democracy instead of a constitutional republic.
Alex Ray
America IS democracy as well as a republic.
The U.S. is republic via an indirect (or representative) democracy.
Ahhh! Take the tag off the bottom of that mug!!!
Didn't Andrew Jackson also lead the military in the field?
He led troops during the war of 1812 but not during his presidency.
i honestly get very happy when he hits the bird every episode.. awk
can trump order around ajit pai, for example? or fire him altogether?
No actually. He does have to demonstrate malfeasance or corruption, or similar grounds for dismissal, as opposed to regular cabinet secretaries where they are at will terminations. And he'd have to replace the guy with someone passing through the Senate, and there are three members of the FCC which means that he'd have to gain at least one more member's loyalty for the termination to be useful.
Of course, there are plenty of things that Ajit Pai has done wrong to a degree that would probably constitute that, but it's likely that it would expose Trump's corruption in the process.
On the 'natural born' part, I have a question: what if you were born outside the United States (say, Canada) to non-American parents, and the United States invaded and annexed Canada (and making all Canadian citizens American Citizens now), would you be able for president?
James A Clouder This is just a guess, but if it was a war through invasion the answer would probably be that America would probably enact some sort of prevention for that, the election of the "Canadian", happening. Generally the constitution only applies until Congress says it doesn't and the invasion you are describing is probably a congress that is somehow worse than the one we have today.
James A Clouder What if instead of annexation they make this conquered Canada a puppet state, could that solve the dilemma or does it have to be annexed?
James A Clouder Well, George Washington was born in Virginia, which was England at the time, and then the US appeared over Virginia, and whamo, US President.
William Stockhecker But in that case the people wanted to become a new nation state same can not be said for this example.
William Stockhecker the Constitution explicitly includes citizens at the time of the adoption of the constitution. The first 9 presidents qualified under this exception.
I thought Monroe also lead troops during the war of 1812.
2:27 who is that?
Do y'all know George Washington appointed John Quincy Adams to ambassador to Russia when he was 14. Then France when e was 15. Many others, too.