Your introduction to the judicial branch.

Legal System Basics: Crash Course Government #18 Crash Course Government and Politics

Premiered May 30, 2015
Legal System Basics: Crash Course Government #18

It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. But how exactly these decisions are made and where each law's jurisdiction starts and ends can get pretty complicated.

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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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