Congress for Dummies -- Article 1 of the Constitution

[understandingtheotherside]

Thank you so much, I was just elected into congress and I have no clue what I am doing

[gilbertoaguiar]

I showed this to my teacher and now he uses these videos in class.Keep up the good work.

[nikkib.]

this is how I'm "studying" for a 50 question test on article one tomorrow

[Chiigyu]

Article 1
Section 1 - 0:53
Section 2 - 1:19
Section 3 - 5:31
Section 4 - 9:33
Section 5 - 9:47
Section 6 - 10:33
Section 7. - 11:41

[anttibjorklund]

"Congress for Dummies"... isn't that a bit of a repetition? :P

[aduckinlingerie]

i had to watch this for homework and now i NEVER want to hear the word “gangster” ever again

[MichaelsGuns]

I'm using your videos to help me study for my law 101 class! Thanks for this quick summary!

[Hxx]

**Hears the senate described as wise old men living on a hill**

**Looks at current senate**

How's that again?

[elysehess]

My 8th grade social studies honors class is using this series for homework. I'm actually really enjoying watching this and learning more about how the three branches even out together. Good video!

[hiphughes]

You don't have to be a dummy to watch!

[gabirobertson]

Thank you for taking the time out to explain this. History is not my strong suit. This has helped me to understand what I am reading by dumbing it down for me. Haha. I listen to you while I skim through my reading. My history class(college and online) is brutal and you are saving my sanity. haha. Thank you. You are greatly appreciated.

[tudo]

Guys, this guy is the best! He explains this even better than my American Gov. teacher, you’re the best! Really appreciate this series.

[ME]

The mad dog concept only works when the population informs themselves and keeps up to date. Right now in our country it seems like the dog's owner is sleeping with the lease in hand... Btw thank you for making these great videos. Hopefully more people will watch them and we could tighten up the slack on that leash.

[heidibond]

Thank you for creating this amazing video. My son who is ten just finished memorizing all of Article I. Your Video helps him understand it more in depth with the words and pictures you use. His goal is to memorize the whole Constitution this summer.

[keenynmoly]

I'm studying to take the CLEP (College Level Examination Program) test for American Government so I also read a college text and then use these types of videos to help review. So far, all of Hughes' videos I've seen check out. It helps to see the content expressed in other ways (different pictures, written text, Mad dog analogies, etc.). I already 'CLEPped' out of American History 1 and 2 with the help of these videos, so thank you Mr. Hughes!

[pinballinc]

One correction needed (I'm sure it's been mentioned), a Rep does not have to be a resident for 7 years of the state which he/she represents, they need to be a US citizen for 7 years and a current resident of the state. Senate members need to be a US citizen for 9 years.

The framers intention of the Senate to be elected by State governments allowed state governments to be represented in Congress i.e. Federal government. The 17th Amendment is one of the most destructive Amendments whereas state governments no longer have representation at the Federal level. This allowed the shift to a more central government. The second most destructive Amendment was the 14th.

[zachaubrey]

This video helped me understand the first five sections of article one in the Constitution because it really broke down every section and it gave me things that I can remember to help me understand it more.

[aangitano]

I just KNEW there would be a Hip Hugues video about the Constitution. I need to memorize for my Con Law class since our exam will be closed book! 😆 This guy makes me laugh! So great!

[Steve-ehqv]

Thank you! I am preparing a lecture on Congress today. My dissertation and research expertise focuses on American Political Theory. My lectures focus on theories (e..g Rawls/Nozick debate) and how they apply to institutions of power in the United States. We focus on Lockean Liberalism specifically, along with the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers. We also compare and contrast elite theory with pluralist theory. Your focus on institutional powers (the nuts and bolts of politics) help a lot. Thank you. The Mad Dog concept is brilliant.

[camilavillon]

You are amazing, thank you so much!
I learned tons from you!