All about the US Governments Separation of powers and the system of checks and balances

Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government #3 Crash Course Government and Politics

Premiered February 06, 2015
Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government #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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Crash Course Government and Politics

Welcome to school without the classroom! Host Craig Benzine takes you through a tour of US government and politics.

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