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Crash Course Government and Politics
Legal System Basics: Crash Course Government #18
Season 1
Episode 18
It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. But how exactly these decisions are made and where each law's jurisdiction starts and ends can get pretty complicated.
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6:11
All about delegation and informal powers.
7:48
All about the presidential powers NOT found in the Constitution
6:26
All about the expressed powers of the President of the United States.
6:31
All about the three motivating factors of congressional decisions.
6:56
The process of how a bill becomes a law can be pretty complex.
8:10
All about the leadership structure of congress.
8:26
Learn about standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and caucuses.
8:52
All about the importance of congressional elections.
8:55
All about the compromises met in ratifying the U.S. Constitution
9:13
In the US, power is divided between the national government and the 50 state governments.
8:30
All about the US Governments Separation of powers and the system of checks and balances
9:04
All about the United States Congress, and why it's bicameral, and what bicameral means.