Season 1

Crash Course Government and Politics

Monetary and Fiscal Policy: Crash Course Government #48

Ep48 | 9m 18s

Craig is going to dive into the controversy of monetary and fiscal policy.

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Government Regulation: Crash Course Government #47

Ep47 | 9m 46s

Today, we wrap up our discussion of economic policy by looking at government regulation.

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Market Economy: Crash Course Government #46

Ep46 | 9m 36s

How does the government plays a role in the economy?

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Media Regulation: Crash Course Government #45

Ep45 | 9m 13s

We return to the media by seeing how the government interacts with the content we see.

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Media Institution: Crash Course Government #44

Ep44 | 8m 40s

Today we look at the rather thorny issue of the media and its role in politics.

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Interest Group Formation: Crash Course Government #43

Ep43 | 8m 53s

Last week we talked about special interest groups, but why have them in the first place?

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Interest Groups: Crash Course Government #42

Ep42 | 8m 10s

Craig sets his sights on a hot topic: money in politics.

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Party Systems: Crash Course Government #41

Ep41 | 10m 47s

Let's dive into the history of American political parties.

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Political Parties: Crash Course Government #40

Ep40 | 9m 22s

Today, Craig talks about political parties and their role in American politics.

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Political Campaigns: Crash Course Government #39

Ep39 | 9m 35s

Political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States.

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How Voters Decide: Crash Course Government #38

Ep38 | 7m 33s

Craig tries to get inside the heads of voters by discussing how voters make decisions.

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Gerrymandering: Crash Course Government #37

Ep37 | 7m 54s

Let's talk Gerrymandering - where voting districts are redrawn to favor one party.

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Election Basics: Crash Course Government #36

Ep36 | 8m 44s

This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States.

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Political Ideology: Crash Course Government #35

Ep35 | 8m 46s

So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America.

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Shaping Public Opinion: Crash Course Government #34

Ep34 | 7m 20s

Craig explores where our political opinions come from.

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Public Opinion: Crash Course Government #33

Ep33 | 9m 49s

We start our look into why certain policies are made.

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Affirmative Action: Crash Course Government #32

Ep32 | 7m 13s

We wrap this discussion up with the rather controversial topic of affirmative action.

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Discrimination: Crash Course Government #31

Ep31 | 8m 39s

Craig looks more closely at those “discrete and insular" groups from the 14th Amendment.

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Sex Discrimination: Crash Course Government #30

Ep30 | 8m 5s

All about discrimination of women in the workforce.

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Equal Protection: Crash Course Government #29

Ep29 | 8m 14s

All about the most important part of the Constitution - the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Due Process of Law: Crash Course Government #28

Ep28 | 8m 28s

How do the 5th and 6th amendments ensure a fair trial?

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Search and Seizure: Crash Course Government #27

Ep27 | 7m 36s

You're protected against unreasonable searches and seizures, but what does this mean?

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Freedom of the Press: Crash Course Government #26

Ep26 | 7m 16s

Finish up our discussion of the First Amendment with freedom of the press.

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Freedom of Speech: Crash Course Government #25

Ep25 | 6m 48s

Finally it's all about Free Speech!