Interest Groups: Crash Course Government and Politics #42

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  • @snehasebastian9743
    @snehasebastian9743 5 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    "I'm still not John Green" aww that made me sad

  • @TrevorDaniel
    @TrevorDaniel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +955

    you are a legend
    many finals will be passed because of you

  • @Jazzybarker29
    @Jazzybarker29 8 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Dear crash course , I absolutely love love love Craig doing these videos, I wish he could do more :). It helps me study and he's a very funny guy. Please let him know I think he's magnificent .

  • @RikthDcruze
    @RikthDcruze 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    "Maybe because I am still not John Greene" lol... I wonder what John thought after listening to that!!

  • @megzbartsch411
    @megzbartsch411 8 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Thank you crash course. You're saving me in AP Gov

    • @Sebastian-je2ju
      @Sebastian-je2ju 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Megz Bartsch same

    • @keylimetea
      @keylimetea 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Megz Bartsch SAME

    • @lilavelez6680
      @lilavelez6680 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same lol

    • @allielee
      @allielee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      my ap exam is tomorrow so i FELT that

  • @chikeezebilo6545
    @chikeezebilo6545 9 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Mr no-tie wins.. While Mr Tie was talking about the "idea" of how interest groups should function. Mr no-tie was talking more about the way interest groups work today.
    I rule in favour of Mr no-tie.
    "Certain" Interest groups are too powerful and should be regulated in such a way to preserve the plurality of the endeavour for the American people. Congress should not be encouraged to follow the money
    Court adjourned

    • @mihailung1720
      @mihailung1720 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Seems pretty clear the Craig and the writers lean in that direction too, but this is an American show, and in America truth is determined by democracy instead of through fact. So they have to pretend it's an equal battle to avoid the shitstorm that would ensue if they made it explicit that only one side makes any sense.

    • @SleepyFen
      @SleepyFen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Sebastian Anderson In America, truth is determined by who can afford the more expensive lawyers - or, by extension, who has the most money; the rich.

    • @fuzzballfoxonionring6729
      @fuzzballfoxonionring6729 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Chike Ezebilo It's not the system necessarily that is broken, but the way we implement it and the way we allow it to be regulated and controlled.
      There are plenty of other systems that ARE fundamentally horribly broken, but this isn't necessarily one of them. Just....currently horribly abused and exploited.
      Like the poor!

    • @Armendicus
      @Armendicus 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Jens Nielsen In America , more like all civilizations ever.

    • @SleepyFen
      @SleepyFen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Armendicus While that's also true, the topic was America, not the rest of the world :P
      The problem with any system is the risk of corruption and inequality.
      Communism can turn into the state stealing from the entire population and redistributing the entire wealth of the nation to the politicians, and capitalism can lead to the rich holding down the poor by using their excessive capital to shape the nation into favouring the rich, leaving the poor to fend for themselves (as many times seems the case with the US). And a corrupt socialist state could swing either way I guess - into a capitalist nation where the rich get richer while the poor get poorer - or into a communist nation where the state owns more and more and all the profit goes to the politicians.

  • @amrithaiyer2985
    @amrithaiyer2985 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Craig, I gotta say you've done a fantastic job at keeping these videos engaging. More so than many of the other crash course hosts (all very helpful, some less engaging) and are on par with the Green brothers!

  • @Nauct
    @Nauct 9 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    So bribery is legal in the USA, good to know

    • @JBinero
      @JBinero 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Ashton “Nauct” Simmons It is not. If the interest groups are only allowed to suggest bills, not buy them. It is true though, that both the congressmen and interest group know what the donation means.

    • @PAYTONLB999
      @PAYTONLB999 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Jeroen Bollen it's illegal, just no one cares unless it suits them to point it out when someone else does it. kind of like Jay walking.

    • @emperorromanov9035
      @emperorromanov9035 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Ashton “Nauct” Simmons
      Quid Pro Quo*

    • @krombopulos_michael
      @krombopulos_michael 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      +Jeroen Bollen it's only because "bribery" has a specific legal definition that this doesn't fall into. To most people, the energy industry giving thousands of dollars annually in donations to the chairman of the Senate committee on the environment (who just so happens to constantly try and spread denialism of global warming) is effectively bribery.

    • @JBinero
      @JBinero 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Krombopulos Michael
      Well that'd mean you are making donations illegal. That'd be fine, but calling that bribary would be confusing. You'd be banning donations to prevent bribary.

  • @joshradick8385
    @joshradick8385 9 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    While I would like another John Green series I think that you hold your own as a show host.

  • @Karakai117
    @Karakai117 9 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Probably one of the best crash course videos I've seen to date.
    Great introduction, solid material, good recap with conclusion, but I also liked the clone zone, I don't think I've seen you use it before but its great to hear both sides of the argument leaving the viewer to make up their own mind.
    Solid stuff, keep it up! :)

    • @JBinero
      @JBinero 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +SmallGodFly He's used it a couple times, especially early on in the series.

  • @ezraceniceros1883
    @ezraceniceros1883 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    forced to watch these to help me in one of my courses. I personally think this guy is hilarious. Wish my professor was this entertaining to learn from.

  • @Cel-xq6pp
    @Cel-xq6pp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    CrashCourse are a life saver. Studying US politics as a student in the UK is difficult enough already with how foreign the system is to ours but these videos are getting me my A grades :)

  • @GoodFellerTreeCare
    @GoodFellerTreeCare 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    haha, Craig your awesome! don't compare yourself with world history :-) both of you are fantastic!

  • @roryhanlon927
    @roryhanlon927 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I'm totally here because I want to learn and not because I have a politics test tomorrow.

  • @aliensinnoh1
    @aliensinnoh1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    The bureaucracy ruined the Galactic Senate.

    • @fogease
      @fogease 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +William Stockhecker That's easy for the leader of an imperial coup to say. :P

    • @Rascallion
      @Rascallion 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +William Stockhecker Hey I liked the Galactic Senate! GO RODIANS!

    • @departed402
      @departed402 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +William Stockhecker ... or at least that was Palpatine's excused to have Valorum ousted.

    • @aliensinnoh1
      @aliensinnoh1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      departed402
      Exactly, the bureaucracy gave Palpatine the excuse he needed to take over the Senate, thus ruining in.

    • @Richman4066
      @Richman4066 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And in conclusion, everyone was screwed.

  • @enda0man
    @enda0man 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    2:30 one of the bills say "Edumacation Kurikulum" *LMAO*

  • @NJstreetBMX97
    @NJstreetBMX97 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    A hydraulic press would be a more efficient way to exert pressure onto that eagle

  • @pellaken
    @pellaken 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    aw, don't worry, we still love you Greg!

    • @pellaken
      @pellaken 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you sure? I thought for sure it was Greg; like Greg Ferguson, that scottish guy.

    • @pellaken
      @pellaken 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always thought that was a type-o. I've never know anyone named Craig. Well Greg Lee from back in school kept saying his name was Craig, but I always thought he was joking.

  • @kogyi9220
    @kogyi9220 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I think the best way to counter super PACs is to limit campaign contributions. The best way to counter interest groups would be to increase funding for government information, so candidates don't have to rely on them for information. Also, I think that interest groups should not be allowed to directly influence government.

    • @JBinero
      @JBinero 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Ko Gyi "directly influence" is pretty vague. Also, another alternative to limiting campaign funding is have campaigns be mostly funded by tax dollars. That's how we do it in Belgium, and it gives even smaller parties a chance to make it.

    • @kogyi9220
      @kogyi9220 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, by direct influence, I mean like the interest group or super pac shouldn't be allowed to write checks and just give it to the candidate.

    • @sarahdangelo7061
      @sarahdangelo7061 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Ko Gyi If I remember correctly, PAC's actually can't give money to politicians. They can't "coordinate" with politicians at all. In theory, they're independent, and advocate for certain policies and the politicians who support those policies. In practice, they're often formed to support one candidate by doing things that don't require direct interaction with the candidate, like running ads for them. So they use their money for the politician's good without giving it to the politician.
      Politicians often support these groups' efforts without actually "coordinating" with the PAC. Instead, using Ted Cruz as a real-life example, they'll publish raw footage that would make great campaign ads to a public site like TH-cam where the PAC's can access and use it, but Ted Cruz didn't specifically give it to them so it's not coordination.
      Basically, PAC's are a loophole to an existing limit on campaign contributions.

    • @Wolfenkuni
      @Wolfenkuni 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Ko Gyi The problem is that participation in deed is a big part of democracy. Writing letters to your representative and meet him to discuss and suggest policies....
      The problem now is that there is no real balance and often there is no organization to counter a special interest. Like most people don't care and about the details of how certain company equities are taxed and sold unless you are such a company. So they are the only ones having a say in the law or regulation and therefore they will make it in a way that profits them. The "general public" would have an interest but can't actually make a common formulation of what is there interest.

    • @andrewschroeder4167
      @andrewschroeder4167 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps we could limit contributions on a per-group basis. Ex: no more than ten or twenty percent of a campaign's funding can come from a particular interest group or super pac.

  • @vaishk2702
    @vaishk2702 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    anybody else cramming for AP Gov at 2x speed

  • @Blitzman1999
    @Blitzman1999 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for making this video I was confused about Interest Groups and whether they are good or bad but this video helped me learn and decide for myself.

  • @elisemyers27
    @elisemyers27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have learned more from these videos than any textbook or lecture. Thank you!!

  • @nsross23
    @nsross23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I just want to let you know that you are genuinely funny, and every bit as good as Green. Not that you'll ever see this, but there. I said it.

  • @shanish82
    @shanish82 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Health insurance companies wrote the "affordable" care act.
    "We have to pass the bill to see what's in it." - Nancy Pelosi
    Insurance premiums are up 400% 📈

    • @shanish82
      @shanish82 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Inorganic Vegan
      My insurance premium is up 400% and many of my friends are as well. My wife and I are healthy and in our mid 30s we used to pay $200/mo now we pay $400/mo after a $400 tax credit so the real premium on that policy is $800/mo. I speak out of experience!

    • @theresamay4280
      @theresamay4280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Sami Hanish Anecdotes are not citations.

    • @claudeyaz
      @claudeyaz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the affordable care act, wasn't it super similar to Nixon's health care plan? it is a system made to benefit the special interest groups under the guise of healthcare for all. only good part is pre existing conditions being un able to prevent you from getting insurance. reading peoples definition of socialism being state controled everything is silly. actual socialists threw out that definition decades ago. now it is about workers having a say in where the companies surplus goes and what sort of choicws are made. sorta a reboot of workers co-ops. Laborers take the materials and add value to it, so why should owners get all the profit? a new way of looking at economics. what will we do when few humans need to work, the next level of automation? allow everyone with no job prospects to starve? have them be slaves or serfs to the company owners? around 38% of jobs are transportation based. Self driving vehicles will throw them all out and more. think of people who carry boxes and such in warehouses. Think Ups, usps, or amazon. Small program able mini vehicles could take all the jobs as well, easily. this is why we need to establish healthcare and education as human rights in our country. or they will be impossible to reach in the future around the corner. our president says we can't start over with a new health care system to sanders... well, with such a crooked system that caters to providers instead of patients... ni amount of changes will help. it needs scraped. we have a system that doesn't work to prevent illnesses, but works to profit when someone is sick. more preventive care and biyearly appointments and regular tests, would save millions in procedural and surgery costs. but guess where insurance companies, hospitalsand drug companies make their money? when people get sick passed the point of curing, and big money in surgeries. needs a reboot.

  • @guycool8398
    @guycool8398 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not disappointed in you Craig, I love ya!!

  • @LarlemMagic
    @LarlemMagic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I'm feeling the Bern.

    • @kingofprussia17
      @kingofprussia17 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +LarlemMagic Then don't vote, you are too stupid, ignorant and naive to understand what is going on.

    • @LarlemMagic
      @LarlemMagic 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      kingofprussia17 Na-uh, yer stupid. :p

    • @kingofprussia17
      @kingofprussia17 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LarlemMagic Nice, comeback; sarcasm.

    • @Seth9809
      @Seth9809 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +kingofprussia17
      He just wanted to name a senator who doesn't accept donations as much as other senators.
      Let him be.

    • @LarlemMagic
      @LarlemMagic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sydney Grosskopf yeeeees?

  • @annak.5308
    @annak.5308 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these videos. They are so helpful when studying for a social studies test.

  • @RachelMad
    @RachelMad 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    just finished this chapter in AP gov
    amen for this crash course series

  • @monkey314159
    @monkey314159 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "because I'm not John Green"
    Yes... bitchslap the haters.

  • @RWRogers
    @RWRogers 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank u so much. These little mini videos help tremendously! Defiantly put me in the right direction so that I knew what to google for my Government Paper, thanks sooo much!!

  • @stevemtownjr
    @stevemtownjr 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You were right!.... But also wrong, I hadn't seen a Crash Course Video for a while so when you, Craig, appeared I was disappointed, but it was well put together video and by the end i could say "this video will not disappoint you" was very accurate.

  • @FuckeeenValeria
    @FuckeeenValeria 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    god bless you guys for making these videos and helping me pass my political science class

  • @gabriellejohnson5356
    @gabriellejohnson5356 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    WE STILL LOVE YOU CRAIG!!!!!!

  • @asingleton8295
    @asingleton8295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is really well done and loaded with lots of great information. Thank you.

  • @Pancakebroshq
    @Pancakebroshq 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    These help me study for midterms, you are a legend

  • @kushspatel
    @kushspatel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Government finals tomorrow from the university of maryland! thanks! much Love!

  • @DancingSoldiersOfRa
    @DancingSoldiersOfRa 9 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Thank you for recognizing the importance of this topic. It helps to cancel out some of your neutrality bias when you point out the wealthy have more power in this rigged system.

    • @TheJ33s3
      @TheJ33s3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      have you seen countries run by poor guys? NO NO haven't you know why cause those countries suck

    • @Search4truth488
      @Search4truth488 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      'neutrality bias'. I've never heard that phrase before, but it's really good. It perfectly sums up a lot of things like TestTube, and this (before this video where they seem to have caved into pressure and just told the truth).

    • @Jackboy019
      @Jackboy019 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +TheJ33s3 Your logic. Have you seen countries run by rich guys? No, you haven't because then you'd know why those countries suck. Just because your country is wealthy doesn't immediately mean it's the result of the actions of the ruling class. Countries run by free thinking intellectuals who care enough about practical fairness hardly suck, Africa is in disorder because it had the potential for accumulating great wealth, so guess what? Various civil wars run rampant because each faction is too busy trying capitalize on Africa's natural resources for themselves instead of cooperating and working together and mutually benefiting. America's foundational democracy was meant to curb any potential power bias to govern effectively, so there is obviously a problem when the power elite becomes a reality and the corporations have more power over the government than the government over corporations.

    • @TheJ33s3
      @TheJ33s3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jackboy019 actually a country run by a mix of the middle class and the few rich have been the most stable and successful historically unfortunately

    • @nonmagicmike723
      @nonmagicmike723 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jackboy019 The Founding Fathers all had lots of lands, banks, and even slaves, while over 90% of Americans lived on as modest farmers. Much of American history was predominated by the WASP elite. And yet the economy grew the fastest in that period, and lots of people made lots of money, while the government was small.
      Also, our tax rates are progressive, and we have plenty of programs for the poor. If only the rich had their say, we wouldn't have any of that.

  • @herodotus7
    @herodotus7 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Interests groups are the essence of our republic. All kinds of non wealthy people join them. Think of the casual NRA or NAACP member.

    • @herodotus7
      @herodotus7 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Jace Beckham We aren't a democracy, but a constitutional Republic. You don't have to be rich to influence Congress. People join interest groups, aggregating what resources they have, to stand up for their interests.
      You don't have to be wealthy to affect political change; you only need to stand up and do something. Interest groups are simply free people standing up and doing something.

  • @PS-df9jt
    @PS-df9jt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hillarious and informative! Love it!

  • @morgandobson6129
    @morgandobson6129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “Well I have a chart”
    “Aooh”
    6:20

  • @handlepending
    @handlepending 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wheezy '16. LOVE the thought bubbles!

  • @gabrielmichael42
    @gabrielmichael42 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im a college freshmen going to a UC school...and this was still super informative bless up before my final

  • @angelbeckett927
    @angelbeckett927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My professor uses ur content for our class 😅 love it

  • @hellobot67
    @hellobot67 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    At first I yelled at the screen like who is this guy but he understands we want the brothers! I like him!!!

  • @katrinamyrie7139
    @katrinamyrie7139 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this enlighten video. You help me understand the differences of interests groups and how they affect the poor and favor the wealthy.

  • @lukassnakeman
    @lukassnakeman 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    how is it legal for a political representative to accept money or other similar things from a corporation or company? isnt that obvious conflict of interest

    • @detroitmetro101
      @detroitmetro101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +lukassnakeman not really...the money is used for campaigning, party politics, and ideological issues, pro/con, not for personal use, rather for the political system. its necessary to have funding if you want to run for office. if interest groups agree with your platform theyll support you, if they dont, theyll oppose you through another candidate. its almost like starting a business, you have to prove your viability, the ability to get elected on your platform, to gain funding support.

    • @lukassnakeman
      @lukassnakeman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** well, it still pisses me off

    • @detroitmetro101
      @detroitmetro101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lukassnakeman until you are part of an interest group or you found your own....lol

    • @lukassnakeman
      @lukassnakeman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** what about the case of climate change, which is real. its in coal and oil companies best interest for people to use their product and not be regulated on how much carbon they put in the atmosphere. but it's in the publics best interest to have breathable air, hospitable climate, and some nature to enjoy. consistently the politicians who accept money from fossil fuel corporations vote against measures that are in the publics best interest and favor policies for their donors who are motivated by greed

    • @detroitmetro101
      @detroitmetro101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well, climate change is a complex issue in america, and all i have to tell you about it is follow the money...america is a resource rich country who founded the use of gasoline, understandably there are deep interests in the industry who want to prevent alternative...solar, wind, and even nuclear...and so this debate of competing interests is masked as climate change, that is not to say that climate change is not real, its just how it applies practically...plus we all want cheap energy, which fossil fuels relatively are...so there are real rational reasons why some, if not many, americans dont believe in climate change, because it hits at their pocket book....make renewable energy more competitive than fossil fuels and a "job creator," and theyll, americans, be singing a different tune...

  • @ik678
    @ik678 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was of the view that John Green has no match, but you are equally awesome!

  • @TJF588
    @TJF588 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even if these Congresspersons are not directly favoring the wealthy over the poor, those who can pay for access to these politicians carry the voices said politicians are hearing most often. The more you're exposed to something, the more familiar - and comfortable - one becomes with it. And so the question becomes whether this coziness impacts the objectivity of OUR politicians.

  • @lumpyleocat
    @lumpyleocat 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have my ap gov midterm tomorrow so i greatly appreciate these videos thank u

  • @uberEman
    @uberEman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The clones are so funny! "Well I have a chart!" LMAO

  • @Phlegethon
    @Phlegethon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What exactly happens to all those lobbying dollars? Is it just spent on campaign advertising which seems rather harmless, or are politicians actually pocketing it somehow

  • @Victorious_Reads
    @Victorious_Reads 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Craig is awesome.

  • @bonichanel
    @bonichanel 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    07:02 Thanks beautiful clones :D ... I find the cc Government and Politics well written and Craig is very funny (funny in a good sense).

  • @AniSmilez
    @AniSmilez 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're doing great, Craig!!!

  • @madinakarimi9598
    @madinakarimi9598 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This CrashCourse is helping me more than google for SOL :)

  • @ik678
    @ik678 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are brilliant, Craig!

  • @MistahFox
    @MistahFox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Boutta try to ""lobby"" some politicians by talking to them, but I don't have any money. Wish me luck!

  • @jonathanborda797
    @jonathanborda797 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Time for this video to help me on my AP Comp Gov FRQ question!!!!!

  • @qhack
    @qhack 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am not sure I completely agree with the no tie clone. Interest groups like Unions survive, not on large donations, but rather on small membership dues. When you pay your membership dues, you are allowing the Union to provide the large voice on your behalf. Unions are still outspending Super PACs.

  • @frencheneesz
    @frencheneesz 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aw Craig, I still love you, even though you haven't been able to change into John Green! Don't stop trying! I believe in you!

  • @mikestoxx
    @mikestoxx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always wanted to know how it works, thank you

  • @G26-o1t
    @G26-o1t 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video helps me a lot! Thank you so much! Wish me luck on my presentation about interests group tomorrow!

  • @RodesLaw
    @RodesLaw 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    We no longer have a democracy, at least not at the federal level, due primarily to money in politics. Money in politics has destroyed our democracy. Look at the study called, "Testing Theories of American Politics:Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens" by Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page (Princeton University). They analyzed 1799 policy proposals from 1979 to 2002 and found that public opinion had ZERO influence on public policy, but interest group goals had 95% correlation with the bills proposed. We need to get money out of politics so our representatives can represent the people instead of corporations and rich donors.

  • @frencheneesz
    @frencheneesz 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:28 - I busted up laughing when you said "this is empty" lol

  • @anavehecrepsley5000
    @anavehecrepsley5000 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know it's kinda rude but I like you better
    I can understand you and you go a bit slower which is great
    So thanks and keep up the good work

  • @greyerbaby3323
    @greyerbaby3323 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!!

  • @quantumking1724
    @quantumking1724 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job man

  • @FreyaScarlett
    @FreyaScarlett 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU!!

  • @alfredpennyworth7015
    @alfredpennyworth7015 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you Wheezy.

  • @hawxtv2574
    @hawxtv2574 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Craig is better in my opinion

  • @stellazarivy8742
    @stellazarivy8742 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    3:15 nice Blood Sweat and Tears reference (a year before it came out)

    • @808rayden
      @808rayden 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stella Zarivy OMGGG MONEY MONEY MOMEY

    • @weirdpumpkin7414
      @weirdpumpkin7414 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I freaking went through the comments just to see if anyone else had noticed it xd ARMYs RULE THE WORLD 💜

  • @davidwells7790
    @davidwells7790 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    oh boy I'm first.. I need to think of something funny...
    nope got nothing.

  • @michaelo.1320
    @michaelo.1320 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everybody wants to control the milkshakes. Too bad they're mine.

  • @kyerstenreichow02
    @kyerstenreichow02 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really didn’t like the people who led the econ crash course very much so I was kinda worried going into the gov series but I think Craig does a really good job of explaining things without it being boring to listen to. I actually enjoy watching these and learning from them. But poor eagle lol

  • @VenSensei
    @VenSensei 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like you Craig.

  • @paniclover4138
    @paniclover4138 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I like you and John green. Why must I pick one or the other !
    :)

    • @paniclover4138
      @paniclover4138 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      whats your comment saying. i cant see it.

    • @paniclover4138
      @paniclover4138 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      *****
      If you knew the actual meme history, you would know that john cena's catch phrase is you can't see him.

    • @paniclover4138
      @paniclover4138 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      *****
      That is obvious.
      oh well, the more you know. (insert meme photo here)

  • @juxiuli4246
    @juxiuli4246 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    John Green rocks!

  • @MikeBMW
    @MikeBMW 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is golden! (or should I type "Green?)
    Thanks, well done.

  • @XiAnais-bt9ke
    @XiAnais-bt9ke 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crash Course stay saving me in my AP classes

  • @samuelbrunkow7737
    @samuelbrunkow7737 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interest groups do, in fact, exert a great deal of pressure on the courts, though not specifically the Supreme Court...also, not to the same degree that they do on Congress. They file lawsuits for bills that are antithetical to their interests all the time. They choose cases with sets of facts favorable to them, and engage in "forum shopping" to find a court willing to hear the case, hopefully producing a favorable outcome.

  • @thatonemajin3578
    @thatonemajin3578 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    In my third period civics class we have a test every class, so i have to study every even day. THNX M8

    • @kingal89
      @kingal89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How you learn with a test every class....lol

  • @danielfcoronado49
    @danielfcoronado49 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    inconceivable!!!

  • @harshithgowni1528
    @harshithgowni1528 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish you would make crash course political science.

  • @evanstrobl6314
    @evanstrobl6314 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are an awesome person

  • @EDAcademics
    @EDAcademics 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    where's the corduroy jacket, bro!? We can't relate anymore... We miss it! Also, big fans of your work :)

  • @hencrazy
    @hencrazy 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    There should be a first law of political systems that states:
    Every political structure tends to corporatism as time passes.

  • @tojaroslaw
    @tojaroslaw 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Let's Go Mets!

  • @RedLeader327
    @RedLeader327 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta get money out of politics. Our republic is an oligarchy, and that just cannot continue.

  • @Lionbattle
    @Lionbattle 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    interesting

  • @jonathanoakey2778
    @jonathanoakey2778 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I actually learned something online

  • @CameronS437
    @CameronS437 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love to see a video on superpacs!

  • @Tokkemon
    @Tokkemon 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Mets reference.

  • @MrRecconfox
    @MrRecconfox 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someday you gotta do the CLOWN Zone.

  • @Nat-iy1hb
    @Nat-iy1hb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One day, when I'm not cramming for an ap gov test, I will take the time to look at the graphics in the intro.

  • @andrewnell7358
    @andrewnell7358 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    to be fair, if you are able to articulate your view point more effectively, then you deserve to have more influence. People's ignorance shouldn't be equal to other people's knowledge.

    • @milascave2
      @milascave2 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Andrew Nell Agreed. But I can sit here and craft the most articulate and well written argument ever, but without money to carry it to high places, it will just be another youtube comment. Or at best, another letter to a politician, that his staph will, at best, count, but he or she will never read.

    • @TheOsamaBahama
      @TheOsamaBahama 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ethan Davidson You are right. But even if you had a lot of money, a politician wouldn't take your advice if it would cost him votes to his next election.

  • @nathanswiech8848
    @nathanswiech8848 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was gonna say I think your funnier than john Greene but legoboy468 took the words right out of my mouth.

  • @Temaran
    @Temaran 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I might enjoy Craig more than the Green brothers to be honest, even though I actually don't care much for the subject at hand :) I couldn't put my finger on why though.

  • @fakemcfarland
    @fakemcfarland 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh Greg, I love u and this series but feel this one may have failed where every other episode suceeded. It felt a bit biased. Mr. No Tie came off is irrational and Mr. Tie clearly won. Many people (Myself included) feel the same way he does about Interest Groups having too much power and don't need to be reaffirmed in there beliefs. Challenge us with an intelligent insightful pro-interest group No-Tie who actually did his homework. Keep up the good work CC. :)

  • @momergil
    @momergil 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not sure if this was just my impresion, but the clone against IG did a far poorer case agains IG than the clone on its favour. I mean, the "positive clone" mentioned something like 3 arguments for it while the "negative clone" only presented a counter-argument to only one of the 3 positive arguments, a far weaker case.

    • @dylanshapiro1888
      @dylanshapiro1888 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Martin Bittencourt as others have mentioned, it seems that the clone in favor was far more theoretical as to what interest groups should be like. The one against described the ways they tend to function as of now. That's my impression at least.

  • @MrAbood900
    @MrAbood900 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    actually I actively avoid John green so I'll never be disappointed seeing craig