Structure of the Court System: Crash Course Government and Politics #19

In which Craig Benzine talks about the structure of the U.S. court system and how exactly it manages to keep things moving smoothly. You'll learn about trial courts, district courts, appeals courts, circuit courts, state supreme courts, and of course the one at the top - the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s all quite a bit to manage with jurisdictions and such, but it's important to remember that the vast majority of cases never even make it to court! Most are settled out of court, but also terms like mootness and ripeness are used to throw cases out altogether. Today, we're going to focus on how cases make it to the top, and next week we’ll talk about what happens when they get there.

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[giuliamaselli]

It would be perfect if you spoke a little bit slower... this videos are very useful also for foreign students (like me) but it's not easy to follow your explanations if you speak so fast

[MrDylan]

I love how efficient these videos are. They get the point across without overloading or deviating from the message. Keep up the awesome work!

[yr]

I freaking love Crash Course. I always come here to get quick TLDW/Rs on all sorts of important political, economic, and historical information. This will be a jewel for people in the future.

[ArmageddonAngel]

Hank Green doesn't make it into the hierarchy?

[BossChronicles]

As a political science major I'm loving this series !

[leeflying]

i love how the only reason i watched this because we are in a lockdown now COVID19

[nitakrish]

the reference to unbreakable kimmy schmidt was fantastic.

[VinsanityGaming]

Are you guys going to make a Crash Course Physics soon? I think it would be very helpful.  Please thumbs up if you agree !

[ashleydvermont]

Love these videos! Hope they do a criminal justice crash course soon!

[felipemerinoechavarriia]

I cannot stop looking at the eagle. What did you do to deserve such treatment!?

[alyssahentzell]

Im laughing at the turtles all the way down references. Nicely placed.

[maerrigo]

"So thoughtful. So bubbly."
That one cracked me up. :-D

[amy]

TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN REFERENCE?!?!

[sharkattack]

Questions for ms. Adays class
1. State courts
2. State courts have 2 levels of appealed courts
3. Don’t have enough time/staff
4. They always accept in the midst of a circuit split

[allenman]

Kimmy Schmidt and Lisa's Florida costume.

[ChristianAkacro]

Craig.. you are my favourite host now. You're hilarious. I hope you do other courses once this one is done.

[toony]

Loving the Simpsons reference 2 minutes in!

[tehidden]

Oh, man. I lost it when you said, "As you probably remember, 'cause you're a smart rememberer of things." Well done, sir.

[carolineann]

These are how I️m currently studying for my ap gov test tomorrow, but there was a “turtles all the way down” reference over 2 years before it came out. That just made my day

[jacqueline]

Guys, if he's speaking too fast for you, there's a speed feature. Use it.
Or if you can't do that, find another channel- it's called CRASH COURSE for a reason.
Thank you Craig for all the wonderful work!