Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5

In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the compromises met in ratifying the U.S. Constitution. The United States didn’t always have its current system of government. Actually, this is its second attempt. Craig will delve into the failures (and few successes) of the Articles of Confederation, tell you how delegates settled on a two-house system of representation, discuss the issues of slavery and population that have been embedded into our constitution, and fire up the clone machine to discuss how federalists and anti-federalist opposition provided the U.S. a Bill of Rights. And who knows, maybe all this talk of compromise will even inspire Craig and eagle to find some middle ground.

Chapters:
Introduction: The Constitution 00:00
The Articles of Confederation: Precursor to the Constitution 0:28
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? 1:15
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 2:06
The Virginia Plan 2:35
The New Jersey Plan 3:14
The Connecticut Compromise / The Great Compromise 3:30
The 3/5ths Compromise 4:00
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution 5:22
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists 6:09
The Bill of Rights 7:36
Credits 8:23

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[doctorshuckle]

I really like this guy. His voice is really easy to listen to. Also this CC is great, in high school we don't learn much about the pre-constitutional arguments and debates.

[gabriellejohnson]

Y'all need to chill about John Green... this guy is great! LIKE IF YOU LOVE CRAIG!

[deannakenner]

I don't why people are complaining about the absence of Green. I'm quite fond of this Craig guy:)

[hopestarr]

"I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention!" - A. Ham

[mollyflaherty]

'john jay got sick after writing five, james madison wrote twenty nine. hamilton wrote THE OTHER FIFTY ONE!'

[cosette]

crash course has always helped me with my classes and john green can't cover every topic! Craig, you do a really great job carrying out the crash course humor and keeping it informative. Thank you for being awesome and helping me pass my classes!! #crashcourseforlife

[sirmuks-a-lot]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT JOHN GREEN

I'VE BEEN LIED TO MY WHOLE LIFE

[ChrisAnthonyPinnock]

"I can barely agree with Stan on anything--right Stan?
He said 'wrong.' "

Genius 😂😂😂

[EmilyAlexandraConte]

I think it'd be really interesting for CrashCourse to cover a more introductory level to political science as a whole, in addition to simply learning about American Politics. There's a lot to be learned about the history of modern day political science. Starting from the formation of each major political ideology in the relevant historical context would be worthwhile and very interesting. Especially when exploring the mindset of each philosopher, and what validated their views to their following. And furthermore how each conflicted with one another, and changed as a result over time. I really like learning about politics in this scope, and was hoping that they'd cover some of this content in this series.

[mjpanicali]

What people miss is that counting slaves at all was a bad thing for the actual slaves.  Keeping the South more heavily represented early in the process allowed the South to maintain significant power early on (contributing to the perpetuation of slavery).

[BackslideDan]

'I can barely get Stan to agree on anything, right Stan?'
It was right then that the video shut off for a loading error. Apparently, Stan can't even agree whether this episode should run.

[maryandlaura]

I love this dude. Thanks for helping me this year! Wish me luck on my AP exam tomorrow.

[yr]

You're like the Bill Nye of government and politics.

[celticsroc]

the fact that there's people crying about him punching a toy eagle is so ridiculous 

[sicemdawgs]

Thanks for listening and taking out the voices every time he reads. Craig's a funny guy, but more than that he's a great educator. His explanations are brief but coherent. I enjoy these videos for the simplicity of explanation and light hearted atmosphere.

[Omni]

I love how big Crash Course is getting!  More subjects, hosts, and more frequent uploads.  Educationtertainment.

[katiepatrick]

I'm so glad y'all made this series, I'm using it to help me study for my AP US Gov test in a couple weeks

[SometimesCompitent]

I like the clone zone as a place where multiple things can be explained/debated at once. I do not like the voices Craig puts on.

[maybeary]

Thank you so much for having subtitles on all of the Crash Course videos! It makes taking notes so much easier and I can actually spell things correctly this way!

[bunnihophop]

Love this! So happy CC is helping explain these topics since schools usually just gloss over it.