Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3
In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the US Governments Separation of powers and the system of checks and balances. In theory, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial...
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Hi, I'm Craig, and this is Crash Course Government and Politics. Today, I'm going to try to explain two fundamental concepts of American government that students and citizens often confuse. Team Jacob and Team Edward. No. Separation of powers and checks and balances. Team Jacob! [Theme Music] So separation of powers is really simple. The national government is divided into three separate branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. I put them in this order because that's the way the Constitution has them. And I'm not going to argue with the Constitution, except for that stupid 3/5ths of a person thing. So the legislative branch comes first, because it's supposed to be the most important branch, and ...
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Hi, I'm Craig, and this is Crash Course Government and Politics. Today, I'm going to try to explain two fundamental concepts of American government that students and citizens often confuse. Team Jacob and Team Edward. No. Separation of powers and checks and balances. Team Jacob! [Theme Music] So separation of powers is really simple. The national government is divided into three separate branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. I put them in this order because that's the way the Constitution has them. And I'm not going to argue with the Constitution, except for that stupid 3/5ths of a person thing. So the legislative branch comes first, because it's supposed to be the most important branch, and ...
