Legal System Basics: Crash Course Government and Politics #18

This week Craig Benzine takes a first look at the judicial branch. 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. So complicated in fact that you may want to smash something. But don't worry, Craig will clear the way.
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[@shaaymichellee]

This dude talk hella fast.. can't even take no notes😂

[@kylecortes]

Lashay Little Listening it at .75x can help you take notes better

[@charmy98]

Hi there! I noticed a mistake at 6:17. The judge says "guilty", however parties are not proven "guilty" or "not guilty" in civil cases, only in criminal. In civil cases, the defendant can only be "liable" or "not liable".

[@fjorlag]

Thanks Craig! I've learned more about government and politics in a couple months of your show than 4 years of high school, 4 years of college and 4 years of military pol/mil training

[@DanielTorresDesign]

At first, I wasn't sure I liked Craig Benzine as host of this series of Crash Course, but now I am sure that he is perfect. Keep that eagle in its place Craig!!!

[@lucashuber7139]

Eagle punches 3:25 and 7:35; one of these times that Eagle is going to punch back

[@lincolnpepper816]

fact: craig doesnt need to have a reason to punch the eagle.

[@ZeeGhost713]

Ikr it is a free country🤓

[@nunyabiz8305]

I call animal cruelty

[@mommytc9159]

This guy helped me pass my American government class! Thanks a million. Because I hardly understand the book😭

[@accentedreality]

Craig, I'll be honest. I didn't think anyone could fill the CC void of John Green. As a nerdfighter and an addict of these kinds of videos, I decided to give your series a shot and Sir, GOOD WORK :) It's great to see you get comfortable in front of the camera and the eagle punches crack me up. Often. Cheers :)

[@TomVennix]

We have a kind of common law in The Netherlands, too. It's called "jurisprudentie" here. It's basically the same thing. All decisions made by courts in the past which can be used to determine future decisions.

[@NavySealTactic98]

So did this guy tease John Green's Turtles All The Way Down in 2015, two years before it was released?

[@lizzyberg1082]

amazing video explained everything I needed! This was my first day in bus law and this guy...!! If you don't understand from him do more research cuz this guy here summarized EVERYTHING!

[@blane481]

2:24 Craig predicted John’s book more than 2 years ago. Nice one

[@economath8164]

At [4:52]: You don't just get to argue there was an error below. You also have to show that had the lower court not erred, there's a substantial likelihood the outcome of the case could change to your benefit. If fixing the error won't change the outcome, then it's harmless error and allowed to stand.

[@MrCosmik1]

This was very interesting but god does he speak fast (plus he doesn't articulate so much). I'll have to watch this video a few time to really get it

[@mrchangcooler]

Tancri Von Bouzin actually, he speaks fairly normally.

[@MrCosmik1]

Mr.chang cooler I'm having a worse time than when John Greens speaks for instance

[@orekihoutarou6107]

Try watching it at 0.5 or 0.75 if you must.

[@y8r113]

+Tancri Von Bouzin Lots of info. Go back and re-listen.

[@y8r113]

+Tancri Von Bouzin Lots of info. Go back and re-listen.

[@greenefieldmann3014]

This is easily my favorite CC--and the other ones are pretty good, too!

[@dardrunblades9166]

We have common law in france too, we call it "Jurisprudence" ! (I am aware it's an english term too, but it doesn't seem to mean the same in both languages). It doesn't act as actual laws, but they do play a very important role in trials !

[@jerellecameron3404]

This is very informative. The use of the animations made it all the better. Thank you. 🤝

[@Vokapolis]

There really just needs to be a crash course law show

[@greatbigorangecloud_]

i’m literally never going to forget that elastic pants analogy thankyou

[@hayoungpark3909]

"turtles all the way down"

[@dorothyhome577]

Hayoung Park, 🤭 The ’TURTLES’ on Turtle Island ..??🤔 Was he referring to the states/(e)states /the people !?!?

[@dorothyhome577]

Becca Wells These courts are operating as brokerage house and collecting ROYALTIES from everything copyrighted & Patented-including but limited to our DNA!! That’s my educated guess. The only BETRAYAL worse than this is that of the father of my children -who sacrificed our family unit to continue operating as a TOOL for these THIEVES!!!!😳😱🤯😭 🤮☠️

[@proto303]

@@dorothyhome577 it was just a reference to a book by one of the hosts, calm down

[@michaelo.okello4791]

then he says sorry lower courts haha

[@NinjaOnANinja]

Moscow Mitch is a turtle. I hate that turtle.

[@tomisoetan9061]

Is that a mention of turtles all the way down in 2015? Nice prediction Craig!

[@trudyhayes4700]

Thank you for this video on the court system and how it plays a very important role in our lives the mainly civil court its role if i ever need to file a claim and the others what my next step would be if i loss my case in court appeal. Law writing is interpreted so when we go to read it we are able to understand it .

[@rustyrober368]

i think this guy has the most entertaining crash courses

[@jamesmarir5492]

Craig Benzine together with Hank Green is my favorite.

[@hilliard665]

i like the bit when he punches the eagle... every time :D

[@callamahr4248]

Thank you! This helps me study for my business law exam.

[@raymondwang3110]

My teacher showed us the crash course series and now everyone in my class is hooked. Dang your videos are great, CC!

[@IslaForsyth]

loved this

[@kratosboss1]

WE WANT MORE CRASH COURSE HISTORY!

[@kylemedeiros6907]

A very informative and entertaining video.

[@antoniopadilha5882]

"Turtles all the way down" cracked me up

[@fauna575]

I had to use a piece of legislation in an essay and I literally got headaches from trying to interpret it properly

[@Rado735]

phoenixthecookiemonster and probably you did it wrong :D

[@MortimerZabi]

It requires lots and lots of practice. Also some laws are harder to read than others (I'm looking at you, tax law).

[@Ddub1083]

Mortimer Zabi Technically, tax "laws" arent laws... they are regulations. This is because they are written by an administrative agency in the EXECUTIVE branch. Only the legislative branch (for federal, Congress) can pass laws but when Congress in a law gives that power to the executive, they write "rules and regulations" Although to be fair there are tax laws written by congress but they are very broad. However the vast majority of the tax system is composed of the regulations written by the IRS. They do have the "power of law" though, presuming they dont contradict with anything Congress has specifically written so its not uncommon to colloquially refer to them as "laws"

[@MortimerZabi]

Actually my point was that the Internal Revenue Code by itself is hard to interpret PRECISELY because it is broad and thus you NEED to go into jurisprudence and administrative regulations, especially when it comes to ticklish topics like the proper situs of taxation for interstate transactions, how to substantiate taxable deductions, etc. I did not mean to go into a discussion of administrative tax regulations since they can be very, very complicated and are better understood by accountants, not lawyers. Anyhow, not once did I contradict the video in any way. The video never discussed the concept of quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial powers in-depth and thus I never intended to venture into those topics since they're best discussed in a constitutional law course and not a general politics and governance course.

[@Rado735]

I see your administrative tax regulations and raise you with the complexity of EU law :D Mortimer Zabi Ddub1083 P.S. Tax law could be categorized as "law" and not only as regulations, as you suggested. :) It really depends on the jurisdiction, for example in the continental civil traditions you have taxation legislation, perscribed not only by agencies (with delegated regulatory/legislative powers) but also through the legislator itself. You also have tax laws stemming from EU law (e.g. Parents-Subsidiary Directive; Interests and Royalties directive; CCCTB), which are later being transposed within the national legal orders of the Member States again through the legislator. Moreover you could have national taxation laws stemming from the incorporation of bilateral double taxation treaties.

[@papalevies]

Hey these are actually interesting and useful videos!

[@AndrewG0901]

At 6:10 You wouldn't use the term guilty in civil cases. The defendant can only be held liable for damages. Other than that, great video!

[@cdrthire]

You guys are awesome. Thank You.

[@1schwererziehbar1]

Finally some more abstract stuff.

[@catalinaperez636]

you really save my life a lot of times

[@LazyLuckyandFree]

Very helpful, very funny. Thanks folks!

[@Darius-us4tw]

This guy is awesome!

[@sandvich101]

Omg that Turtles All the Way Down hint!

[@akumar7366]

Brilliant video.

[@joa.4361]

Awesome, thanks.

[@StrangeJedi]

The photo of Lepke made my day!

[@muntee33]

“I love money” LoL Love the reference

[@QuantumPolagnus]

That "turtles all the way down" joke caught me completely by surprise.

[@bb_boyoorozco5460]

This is very good information.

[@Lildrummerboy714]

Love the subtle references to my all time favorite novel "1984" by my favorite author "George Orwell" and my all time favorite TV show " Game of Thrones". I guess being a poli sci. major isn't as big a coincidence as I thought 😁

[@calebweis7686]

2:24, was that a possible hint at john green's book 2 years before its release???

[@KikomochiMendoza]

Turtles all the way down is a fairly common phrase meaning infinite regression. Though it's no coincidence for John to use the expression.

[@DeadAccount43_]

Thank you

[@lashropa]

I love this guy.

[@jacqueline8288]

I dont care what people say, I love Craig's jokes!

[@genoc.6064]

Showed this video to my Law class. The video was very informative. However, the presenter spoke way too fast.

[@YTfancol]

Very interesting. Thanks :-)

[@merona1546]

Thanks to crash course, I won't be failing my test today 😂🙌🏽

[@patriciacasey1762]

I have a final in 15 minutes and this is all the studying I have done

[@jonathanmyung7474]

First of all, CRASH COURSE CIVICS??? I'm confused. However, I use Crash Course to study for my classes, very helpful stuff. Thanks Craig!

[@wesley147208]

LAW SMASH!

[@cleba76]

omfg i just laughed my ass off at the turtles thing

[@dmsexton888]

Two eagle punches make this episode doubly good.

[@MichaelVittiglio]

Craig makes even boring topics at least smirk-worthy.

[@elizabethsteilberg8616]

Love thee videos!!

[@kellyloganme]

Yay advertising - When Craig says he's going to "bring the heat", there was in fact a crematorium service ad being displayed over him. :^P

[@kellyloganme]

kellyloganme That said, Craig was really on this episode. Literally LOL at "Turtles all the way down..." :^D

[@ladycythera5858]

So I just subscribed to crash course..... Then KZbin crashed.

[@MaryLopez-bv7ks]

Here in Manitoba (province in Canada) if you sue someone and lose, you pay the defendants fees.

[@lydiaa6845]

"Turtles all the way down" did Craig Benzine every go to Beloit College is Wisconsin, because thats our mascot and slang slogan

[@MortimerZabi]

I was wondering why Marbury v. Madison did not get a passing mention, then realized that it was already discussed in Crash Course US History.

[@McKenzie855]

Put something in that cup. Why are you holding it?

[@theMoerster]

McKenzie855 Now I can't help but notice it

[@bridget2695]

EXACTLY what I was thinking -.-

[@Crainiuss]

Advertising ;)

[@Ddub1083]

McKenzie855 There certainly is something in that cup... an estimated 400,000,000,000,000,000,000 (400 quintillion) molecules of air (oxygen, nitrogen, Co2 etc)

[@EmilyTotallynotbees]

What? He doesn't need a reason to hold the cup

[@justjuicedout]

Awesome! Thanks :) funny

[@davidkimlive]

I'M THE LAW... well, I'm not, but for a thing so complicated who wants to be a law?

[@jeronimotorres1]

davidkimlive I am a bill. Yes, I'm only a bill. And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.

[@hollth6770]

Jeronimo Torres With that rhyme, I believe you are a poet yet did not know it.

[@Ddub1083]

Hollth ummm its from a song... So Im pretty certain the rhyme was intended...

[@gerrylaarakker2123]

... Bob Dylan. The name of the song escapes me.

[@ChristianAkacro]

We don't need no stinkin' reasons to punch eagles!

[@Weebusaurus]

Okay, that eagle punch was actually funny. Credit where it's due.

[@imtryingiswear97]

can yall make a video just defining legislators, senators, statutes, and all these terms?

[@FloydFilmz]

This will have you on point. Watching all of these.

[@gra4u439]

A smart man says "if you want to break the law first study the law learn how it operates and how it applies to you." quote by Rex Ferel from a book called "hitman technical manual"

[@geeway5923]

why would own a book on how to be a hitman???

[@TUkrLad]

This is helping me more than any book

[@punkrockparents]

Captain Possible I suggest you read a book.

[@TUkrLad]

Crass Frazier Are you half and stupid?

[@ellaser93]

0:27 Is that "Colonel Doctor" from "Scrubs"?

[@melgonzales4004]

this makes true crime so much more understandable

[@irismartinez1079]

6:17 🔨guilty! Cant stop laughing

[@SonicStalker123]

iris martinez I like the way he sounded

[@swiftset]

I think, maybe, I learned something from this video. It's hard to say, it went by so fast!

[@iminkindergarten]

I like this guy

[@cm37177]

Interesting.

[@ThePsychoticpirate]

Someone please explain the difference between common law and statutory law (Australia)?

[@LokiBeckonswow]

is this summary of the US legal systems comparable to the legal systems in the UK and Australia? I get that there will be many minor differences, but, like, I'm from 'straya, sooooo it's basically the same, yeah?

[@yinanzhao6315]

This might be the first educational video I actually have to slow down the speed.

[@blackcat1642]

2:24 lol this is now a john green reference

[@PaulGoux]

Any chance we as viewers, could be provided with further reading tailored to the specific video. I feel this would help any viewer who is not currently studying the particular topic in college or university, thereby allowing us to gain a deeper understanding.

[@gregsloan11]

Do they post transcripts somewhere?

[@1WiseTanya]

Every time that eagle gets punched... I admit it. I chuckle...

[@johndoughboy2651]

I'm an attorney and I'm a big fan of this video. Its general explanation of fed courts in America is excellent. However, when the speaker states "who decides what in a case doesn't matter," that is a woefully misguided opinion. It would take me an hour, several law review articles (i.e., legal scholarship in the form of academic publications), and a couple of books to explain why bench vs. jury trials--or even binding arbitrations (since fed courts are setting a precedent of favoring resolving private disputes via contractually binding arbitration)--while still frightening in practice due to unpredictability, are nevertheless starkly different, the differences of which are highly consequential in any given case.

[@agnespowell1450]

YA BOI

[@msrabiahealthcarecenterand2058]

I seen, legal system Basics: Crash Course Government and politics # 18.

[@amirite01]

Big brother is watching? 1984 reference?

[@mchen6113]

Michael M probably

[@sahm8887]

Yea it is

[@BuckFiitches]

Michael M Are you double thinking?

[@amirite01]

Teen Hankgst no... [SHIT the thought police are onto me, guess I just got to join the brotherhood]

[@FartingNinjaFrog]

0:10 crash course physics confirmed?

[@lisazn88]

Thanks for making these videos! I cannot understand all of these legal terms from reading my textbook---it's so confusing!

[@Anonymous66]

Videos like this alienate your international viewers

[@zedek_]

Dildo Baggins Duly noted, and expected.

[@MikkyMcdrunk]

Dildo Baggins So the fuck what?

[@psrdirector]

Dildo Baggins so if it cant be applied to all countries dont talk about it, so absolutely nothing about government is ever allowed to be talked about in any way or infact anything at all. its a pbs show about the american legal system why you are shocked its about american laws shows your ignorance

[@MikkyMcdrunk]

psrdirector Fucking Europeans, I swear.

[@mik-jozef]

Dildo Baggins I am from Slovakia (bet you don't know where it is :) and I can't agree 1. There are many CrashCourse Whatevers so you can choose what you like 2. I enjoy US Government and Politics

[@thegodlyphoenix6121]

PUBLIC LAW SMASH

[@williambishop4508]

Turtles all they way down by John Green reference in 2015?

[@ChymistTycho]

America's legal system = the incredible hulks elastic pants. Much like D&D, many people consider civics instruction an unwinnable endeavor. Many people are wrong. You, good sirs and ladies of crash course, have have quite clearly won.

[@Prash1c]

Mr. John Greene's protege! Awesome!

[@faithfulpoet2810]

I wish they did timestamps for all the government videos