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Crash Course Government and Politics
Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government #3
Season 1
Episode 3
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.
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Finish up our discussion of the First Amendment with freedom of the press.
6:33
Take a look at the First Amendment and your right to freedom of religion.
7:41
Craig is gives you an overview of civil rights and civil liberties.
6:59
Dive into the factors that influence judicial decisions.
7:59
Learn about the Supreme Court's most important case, Marbury v. Madison.
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What happens when a case makes it to the Supreme Court of the United States?
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How exactly does our court system manage to keep things moving smoothly?
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Host Craig Benzine breaks down the different types of bureaucracies.
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All about bureaucracies, bureaucracies, bureaucracies.