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Crash Course: Government and Politics: Checks and Balances
Craig explains why the Founding Fathers implemented checks and balances into the government and how this concept keeps all the branches equal and in check. -
NBC News Learn: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court announces rulings that can change how certain social issues are viewed. With the checks and balances, the Supreme Court upholds the judicial branch, ensuring fair rulings and legislation. -
Schoolhouse Rock!: Three Ring Government
This clip describes the separation of powers in the United States government. The three branches of the government are the Executive branch, the Legislative branch, and the Judicial branch. Each branch performs checks on the other to ensure that no one branch becomes more powerful than the other two. -
Liberty's Kids: A New Form of Government
Benjamin Franklin describes to Sarah and James the new form of government envisioned by James Madison and George Washington. It has three branches of government: judicial, executive, and legislative. Ben Franklin explains the power that each branch yields and discusses the debate among the delegates about the number of representatives held by each state.
