Instructional Video1:47
Curated Video

What are Government Agencies

9th - Higher Ed
A video entitled "What are Government Agencies?" that discuss independent and regulatory agencies.
Instructional Video5:45
Crash Course

Congressional Delegation: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
In which Craig Benzine teaches you about delegation, and informal powers. What are all these federal agencies about? Well, the president has a lot of stuff to do as the chief executive, and as much as Americans like to talk about...
Instructional Video6:24
Institute for New Economic Thinking

The Go-To Government Fund for Startups

Higher Ed
In part 4 of INET's interview with Fred Block, he says that even VC Firms point entrepreneurs first to government agencies and a public fund to get their most risky money<br/>
Instructional Video4:13
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Government as the Solution, not the Problem

Higher Ed
In part 1 of INET's interview with Fred Block, he says that government investment in innovation is essential: in fact, even during the era of Ronald Reagan, the US government played a key role in developing new technologies and the Internet
Instructional Video5:28
Crash Course

Types of Bureaucracies: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
This week Craig Benzine breaks down the different types of bureaucracies. I mean sure, they’re all part of the executive branch, but some work more directly with the president than others. Some bureaucracies exist solely to independently...
Instructional Video6:55
Crash Course

Controlling Bureaucracies: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
In which Craig Benzine tells you how we keep bureaucracy in check. So we've spent the last few episodes telling you all about what bureaucracies are and why they are formed. And throughout we've hinted about this ever-expanding power...
Instructional Video7:58
Crash Course

Congressional Committees: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
This week Craig Benzine clears up the role of committees in Congress. We’ll talk about standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and caucuses (and not the candidate-choosing kinds) as well as the staff agencies that...
Instructional Video6:29
Crash Course

Bureaucracy Basics: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
This week Craig Benzine discuses bureaucracies. Bureaucracies tend to be associated with unintelligible rules and time-wasting procedures, but they play an important, though controversial, role in governing. From the FDA to the EPA,...
Instructional Video7:43
Crash Course

Interest Groups: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
Today, Craig is going to talk about something you fans out there have been demanding for months - money in politics. Specifically, we're going to talk about special interest groups and their role in the U.S. political system. Special...
Instructional Video4:20
Curated Video

Owed to the IRS

K - 8th
Taxes are withheld from employees’ gross earnings each pay period. The taxes are sent by the employer to the respective government agencies. Additional calculations are required to determine the amount the employer must send to the IRS.
Instructional Video3:53
SciShow

Roswell & New Signals from Space

12th - Higher Ed
With news of radio signals from distant galaxies, a government agency that wants to investigate extra-terrestrial life, and the 66th anniversary of the Roswell Incident, this week has felt like a '90s science fiction melodrama. Hank's...
Instructional Video4:05
Wonderscape

The Mayor-Council Form of City Government: Powers and Responsibilities

K - 5th
Explore the mayor-council form of city government, where power is divided between an elected mayor and a city council. Learn about the role of a strong mayor, how the city council passes laws (ordinances), and the checks and balances...
Instructional Video19:15
Wonderscape

History Kids: City Government

K - 5th
This video explains the role of local government in our everyday lives and how decisions are made at the local level. It discusses the different types of city government, such as the mayor-council and council-manager systems, and how...
Instructional Video20:28
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich: Optimal Currency Areas and Governance - The Challenge of Europe (1/8)

Higher Ed
Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich compares the current Euro crisis with the US debt crisis in the 1840s, when the US had a common currency and a fully-fledged central government, and nine out of 27 US states defaulted. That crisis, he says, did...
Instructional Video1:57
Makematic

What are the Branches of Government?

K - 8th
The U.S. government divides power between the Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary branches to ensure fairness and prevent any one group from becoming too powerful.
Instructional Video4:32
Curated Video

How Does Government Affect You and Me?

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester discusses the role of government in the everyday lives of its citizens.
Instructional Video1:37
The Business Professor

Sequestration (Government Spending)

Higher Ed
Sequestration refers to automatic spending cuts that occur through the withdrawal of funding for certain (but not all) government programs.
Instructional Video2:07
The Business Professor

Role of State Government in Employment Discrimination

Higher Ed
Role of State Government in Employment Discrimination
Instructional Video10:12
Cerebellum

The Executive Branch Of Government - Cabinet Departments Continued

9th - 12th
This video looks at functions of different cabinet departments and how they advise the President on different issues. The Executive Branch Of Government. Part 4
Instructional Video1:37
The Business Professor

Sequestration (Government Spending)

Higher Ed
Sequestration refers to automatic spending cuts that occur through the withdrawal of funding for certain (but not all) government programs.
Instructional Video1:48
The Business Professor

Role of State Government in Employment Discrimination

Higher Ed
Role of State Government in Employment Discrimination
Instructional Video12:37
Mr. Beat

The American President's Cabinet Explained

6th - 12th
In this video, I will explain the history and purpose of the Cabinet. So let's start with the Constitution. Article II, Section 2 says the President gets some help- he or she doesn't have to do job alone. The Cabinet's official role is...
Instructional Video2:14
Curated Video

How to Obtain a Government Contract

9th - Higher Ed
Federal and state governments offer billions of dollars to entrepreneurs. Learn to start contracting your products or services to a government agency.
Instructional Video8:54
Crash Course

How Presidents Govern: Crash Course Government and Politics

12th - Higher Ed
This week Craig Benzine talks about how the president gets things done. Filling the role of the executive branch is a pretty big job - much too big for just one person. It's so big that the president employs an entire federal...

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