As a British person, this information doesn't really help me much, but it does help me understand what's going on in House of Cards a lot better, so thanks for that.

@aeringothyk5445

5 жыл бұрын

James Royce-Dawson Too bad the main actor got caught up in a scandal, they had to rush to end the show. I was so pissed off.

@GodsRemote

4 жыл бұрын

You did know this is for American government right? Maybe you came to the wrong video. But I don't know a lot of videos on British Government because I don't need to know about it considering I live in the United States. But hope you find it.

@queeng8704

4 жыл бұрын

StarCap I think you are taking his words out of context he said he is from the uk so he doesn’t need to know what is going on here so he wanted to understand a bit of our government be that’s what is happening in his show. Plus this comment is 5 years old lol

Hope I helped you all know little more about Committees of the Congressional variety!

@lrdk3118

9 жыл бұрын

Nice profile pic :)

@Daggothus

9 жыл бұрын

Hi

@thejungwookim

9 жыл бұрын

what exactly is a footofaferret?

@HellfireLynx22

9 жыл бұрын

Hi.

@vestein22

9 жыл бұрын

Hei!

"or... just say Hi" ok... HI!

@DarkMariowithpaper4

9 жыл бұрын

PkmnRawb fan located! Team Phijkchu ACTIVATE!

@22yhjjjj

9 жыл бұрын

***** Wow... Another Rawb fan this far from.. well... killing hordes of Zambies... Dont usually see many of them that far out :)

@22yhjjjj

9 жыл бұрын

Diana Peña Would you like one? Here is a bunch imgur.com/a/5VN5M#0

@alec8182

9 жыл бұрын

Hey phijckchu can I borrow a pizza

@Cythil

9 жыл бұрын

Phijkchu Naqu Hi! o/

That poor eagle is going to be so beat up by the end of this series.

@DetectiveMekova

9 жыл бұрын

***** I wonder how the Sky Bank is holding up these days?

@eliasbobias9969

8 жыл бұрын

+mustardsfire22 shud be a falcon for him to show his moves to

@deltaside2245

6 жыл бұрын

Like Ramsey from Game of Thrones.

@PrincessMeganElsaBoo

5 жыл бұрын

o..o

@lalithambikarahul4192

4 жыл бұрын

Eagle v.s hand = beat up Craig by the people or just plain old beat up eagle

I think this takes the award for fastest moving Crash Course episode so far. It feels like this should have been split into two videos.

That eagle is one resilient fellow.

i try to do one of these a day, and take notes. better than my college classes

i cant decide whether or not punching the bald eagle is patriotic or treasonous

These are really excellent pieces of work, Crash Course. As an AP US Government teacher, I appreciate the availability of these resources and appreciate your branching out into more and more areas and finding production associates like PBS Digital Studios. Kudos to you.

If that eagle suddenly came to life one day.........

@thenewdali1

8 жыл бұрын

+Pippa Peep (Pippy) VEEENNGGEENCE!

um, my adhd does not like this series. It literally makes me only focus on when the eagle will be punched. and you made it near the end of the video ;-;

Crash Course should provide a quick 5 to 10 question study guide for each video... or maybe this already exists

@josiekunkel4100

5 жыл бұрын

Or just use khan academy

@joyahdantae6246

4 жыл бұрын

It does

It's awesome how these videos are corresponding with the AP Government course, I really enjoying watching these and learning from them :)

Anyone else watching this in an attempt to learn everything last minute before the ap exam next week

7:29 But hey, that's just a theory. A GAME THEORY

@daltonriser1125

8 жыл бұрын

+Taylor Ross in this case actually closer to the cconomic definition of game theory

@Spitestar

8 жыл бұрын

+Taylor Ross Its just a theory, a game theory! Thanks for watching.

@jennajeffrey3672

4 жыл бұрын

+ 10 respect

Who else is watching this series tonight, the night before the AP exam?

@SkittishTitan

8 жыл бұрын

moi

@sockpuppetz7884

8 жыл бұрын

Tonight for me. Class final exam is tomorrow

@wilsonwu9731

8 жыл бұрын

Me expect a year in advance

@sarah_k_o

7 жыл бұрын

The cycle repeats itself...

@smooooth_

7 жыл бұрын

+Sarah O'Briant Sigh. Mostly cause I shouldn't be looking at comments, and should be paying all my attention to the video

Hi Craig! You're awesome. These videos are super helpful to explain stuff to people and I get a lot out of them, as well =D *much props*

6:41 One if these dudes is not like the other...

@justinlafser916

9 жыл бұрын

Is it the woman, the white guy, or the black guy that looks like Bill Cosby on the bottom left? ;)

@chipo715

9 жыл бұрын

Smh it's still funny

@stefanpieper3757

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Cipollini One-Drop-Rule. Dude was (he passed) still a Black guy. There is an interesting article about him (Augustus F. Hawkins FYI) how an old white women who was sitting next to a black guy in a bus got up and sat next to August. She than told him black people smell and thats why she moved. August than told her he was black too. She didnt believe him. Like you! :D

@NickSheridanVids

9 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to check their coats.

@AdobadoFantastico

9 жыл бұрын

Quixotic1018 LOL, didn't even notice! I think that's good, though. It says a lot about how muddy all of these delineations get when applied to the real world. It comes down to identity and acceptance.

Just wanted to say I enjoy watching your videos and I learn something at the same time. That's easier said than done. Keep up the good work. Thanks

Already watched CC economics. Just getting around to watching CC gov. Fabulous

Why does the CBO logo look so similar to the Beats Headphones by Dr. Dre?

@alexillo150

4 жыл бұрын

I thoght the same thing

This is great for my revision of what I've learned and prepare for my Comparative Politics exam! Thanks! Great job!

Craig you make all of this sound great and less confusing!! Thank you!!!

Hello there, would just like to say Hi and thank you for this series. As a substitute teacher this series is great for additional information about Congress that the books and curriculum do not have time to teach students, which means I didn't think to learn a lot of it beyond the basics taught in a high school government class.

I know you get some crap about not being John Green, I think both of you are swell. I declare the both of you as equals, and his little bro as 3/5ths an equal.

@jamesconnolly5164

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'll take anybody else doing the show over John Green, thank you very much.

@impalabeeper

9 жыл бұрын

James Connolly John Green is a historian not a political man or whatever the man's job in the video is called. But for me John Green is a charismatic man.

@child9125

8 жыл бұрын

+Hokibukisa Hey! I like Hank Green.

@child9125

8 жыл бұрын

+Hokibukisa Hey! I like Hank Green.

@brycealley5457

8 жыл бұрын

+Hokibukisa Yeah I have to say that Hank Green is also awesome. So, for that matter, are all non-free Americans.

I am watching this over the summer for AP next year

This is literally what we are studying this week in AP Gov, so thanks for making it easier to understand!!

finally hit the right level of entertainment and information in this level looking forward to the rest of the series

proposed "eagle punching caucus" I'd second that

hi. I am on the committee. The committee of doing crash course video guides for AP government in school that is!

@heilabang1044

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed. it seems to be that I to am on the same committee. good luck on the exam fellow member.

@artipatel9542

8 жыл бұрын

Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor this AP testing season :')

@emmafowler281

8 жыл бұрын

+Arti Patel I am taking the test too ! videos help! Good Luck

@artipatel9542

8 жыл бұрын

Good luck!! And agreed, these are what I'm using to study lol

@willadams8945

8 жыл бұрын

Just a few more days...

doing an A-Level in US Government and Politics tomorrow and these videos are an absolute god send for last minute revision!

This episode was very informative; it also makes it easier to understand why writing letters/getting signed petitions can have an effect on politicians in congress, but who to write to matters.

Hi

House of Cards now make more sense. Should I re-watch the series?

I love these videos! Although I graduated college six years ago, I don't want to stop learning!

This series is getting so good!

Mom: "Whatchya doin?" Me: "Studying for school on KZread" =) Mom: ... Mom: "You do know your teacher is talking to plastic eagle right?"

After he said "or... just say hi!" I knew in my heart that the comment section was going to be filled...

You’re a great host, Craig! Perfect fit for CC. Thanks for breaking this down for my pea brain:)

As someone who is just starting to walk down this path, if I get to episode 43 and you don't punch that eagle I'm going to be sorely disappointed, that said, I love these, thanks for doing such a great job!

Anyone else watching these, are studying for AP gov exam on Tuesday?

If pro is the opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress?

This is my favorite CrashCourse series!!

I love this guys videos. Very informational.

My AP Gov teacher says "behoove" all the time. omg.

I'm finding the series interesting, but I really hope there's a season 2 where they do comparative Government and Politics or something, to appeal to non-US citizens. It's good stuff to know, but it's harder to stay invested in the video when you're learning about the super detailed intricacies of a system that doesn't even apply to you.

This series has been really cool, I'm actually Scottish so this is all stuff I didn't know

Craig, you talk fast and NEVER blink.... I wish I could listen as fast as you can speak. Thankfully you sound slower the second time I watch. Thanks for the fun videos. :-)

Considering the science denialists who have been placed in charge of the relevant committees and subcommittees, I think there's plenty more to say about Congress' position on global warming.

@kingofprussia17

9 жыл бұрын

***** Well that and that reducing carbon emissions or other climate change legislation will have a negative effect on the economy. With increased oil prices, even more of our factories going overseas toward China and India, or other developing nation, where they give less shits then we do and numerous other reasons. Like it or not, we are never going to do much to combat it, the negatives are to high and not to mention to risky for the elected officials.

@geniusmp2001

9 жыл бұрын

Wilson KingofPrussia​ Studies of the economic effects of mitigation efforts consistently show that the costs are quite low, and dwarfed by the costs of inaction. The only negative is the loss of votes among people who also don't know the science. Unfortunately, that's significant enough to prevent action, anyway.

@calamityamity3706

6 жыл бұрын

They hold too much power, over our very lives

That poor poor eagle......where's PETA when you need them?

@anon_handle

7 жыл бұрын

Flintstoned PETA is actually very bad for animal rights and regularly encourage their workers to steal pets and put them down

This was helpful! Thank you! Much more fun than my college textbook!

Really great to see the staffers mentioned. Most people don't know that people in their 20s and 30s are really the ones writing to laws and doing most of the work.

Hello Its really a crash course but I do hope you make videos where you speak a little less fast. The information you have is really important.

Could've sworn CBO was the Beats logo...

@MrLeonOfficial

7 жыл бұрын

Right?! I looked at it and said, "Hey... I own a pair of those. What is THAT?"

@Alevuss92

7 жыл бұрын

+

@bladedubz1793

7 жыл бұрын

Brief Beef it definitely is

I learned so much today, thank you Craig.

England says Hi and thanks for these informative videos about how your government is as convoluted as our own.

who's ready for ap gov tomorrow? not me, obviously

Who's here for 5th Grade Algebra??

Great video. Thought Cafe is doing some excellent work.

I've been trying to further educate myself in government and politics by buying law books and in depth political novels/ autobiographies, and I learned that by watching these videos at the same time, I can actually attain knowledge without my brain hurting every 10 minutes. Cant say the same for the eagle though lol.

Hi Craig.

6:41 There is an intruder in this caucus. Try to spot it.

@scubadivedanny

4 жыл бұрын

Loulimi Barney just about to say that but you beat me by three years.

I like these videos cuz the host makes learning relatively boring topics fun.

This video really helped me with my EOC end of course and HI!

So I can partly blame Gingrich for the dysfunctional congress? Yay, one more point on my list!

Hi!

It's like episodes 7 and 8 are good background pieces to House of Cards S1 (and maybe some of S2). That whip in the episode 8 cover excited me, that's for sure.

And uuuuuu, that one is my favorite 1:41 Craig you're awesome.

What I didn't learn: why do committees, nowhere mentioned in the Constitution, have so much power to kill bills? Either there's a way to go around committees not mentioned in the video, or there's some explanation of why this extra-Constitutional structure gives a minority strong control over the majority. "For efficiency" isn't very compelling to me because it still means that if 95 Senators want a bill, but the 5 people in the committee don't, it can't go anywhere.

@nohbuddy1

9 жыл бұрын

Because the founders didn't want things to be passed so easily

@psrdirector

9 жыл бұрын

because its constitution gives them the power to set the rules of how they function, so actually comittees are in the constitution, unlike most people thing

@SamuelUlmschneider

9 жыл бұрын

Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the US Constitution gives each House the power to "determine the rules of its proceedings." This includes things like setting up committees, determining time for debate, vote numbers required for passage, and so on.

@silverharloe

9 жыл бұрын

Samuel Ulmschneider Thanks for the real answer. I still don't like it, but I can see how that is there now.

@keysick

9 жыл бұрын

silver Harloe To offer additional explanation, I don't believe that efficiency is the sole purpose for the committee system. As mentioned in the video, it looks like another important part of the system is that the committees are specialized. This means that, in theory, while there are very few members in the committee, these same members are the most specialized and focused in their respective field and would likely know better than the 95 senators with equally general knowledge of the subject.

Where’s John?

I had no idea there was a committee in charge of the Library of Congress. And libraries and Congress are two of my main interests!

Hi! Thank you for singlehandedly helping me pass my Political Science final :)

Hi...I think you are going too fast... trying to make it as short as possible, great, but then who are you targetting... those who know it all? or those who don't?.... I still think you need a structure representation to revert to every now and then, to realign the fast bits and pieces to a bigger picture.... Thanks... I still really like the youtube...

I learned alot here, good informative vid

Hi! Thanks for making me feel better about my exam tomorrow :)

"Just say hi" so hi then?

I love these videos.

best ep so far took like ten notes vs 1 or so for past eps

paul ryan

This is so convoluted! Can't we just elect an evil supercomputer to make all of our legislation for us!?

@chillsahoy2640

9 жыл бұрын

***** CGP Grey for King of Earth. He's not evil, but he is a supercomputer...and his laugh does sometimes make me think of a villain stereotype.

@zeusblue9441

9 жыл бұрын

***** Could you pick a non-evil supercomputer instead? :O I mean, i am not american...but i don't really want to be nuked! Say no to cyberdyne systems!

Hello and Thanks for sharing!

Love the show!

AP gov test tomorrow cram time!!

@davelee9930

9 жыл бұрын

Hamza Abbaali WOOHOO

stop punching the eagle!

Because you asked: Hi! Also, thanks for the great web series.Can't wait for future eagle-punching videos!

I think he is my favorite crash course host

hi

bless up i have an ap gov test tomorrow and this fr fr helped

As a long time beard lover and nerdfighter I love this

Who else comes here because of school?

Thanks for a great vid.

Love this channel

how much of this is on a teleprompter and how much of this is improv?

I want a beard cauces!

@thegod04

9 жыл бұрын

caucuses*

@thegod04

9 жыл бұрын

Ernesto Gamez IV caucus*

@thegod04

9 жыл бұрын

Ernesto Gamez IV -.-

@bradypus55

9 жыл бұрын

cactuses?

@thegod04

9 жыл бұрын

bradypus55 Watch the video.

I like that Craig recently made a video on quitting coffee and here he is asking for it.

I stand behooved. Thanks.

HELLO?

im going to fail my ap test

@bachelorwhat

8 жыл бұрын

Don't say that. The night is still young and I believe that we can pull off a 3!

@ThreeG456

8 жыл бұрын

We're all in this together!

@charlleedodson

6 жыл бұрын

We’re watching Crash Course. We’ll be fine! (I hope you did well on your test)

Here I thought you were finally going to stop punching that poor eagle... then at 7:02 you were like "NOPE"

This was a nice video thanks rousan!