In which John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these Articles got the young nation through its war with England, they weren’t of much use when it came to running a country. So, the founding fathers decided to try their hand at nation-building, and they created the Constitution of the United States, which you may remember as the one that says We The People at the top. John will tell you how the convention came together, some of the compromises that had to be made to pass this thing, and why it’s very lucky that the framers installed a somewhat reasonable process for making changes to the thing. You’ll learn about Shays’ Rebellion, the Federalist Papers, the elite vs rabble dynamic of the houses of congress, and start to find out just what an anti-federalist is.
Hey teachers and students – Check out CommonLit’s free collection of reading passages and curriculum resources to learn more about the events of this episode. Founding Fathers debated over how to govern the new nation, beginning with the Articles of Confederation: https://www.commonlit.org/texts/articles-of-confederation
When the Founding Fathers finally wrote the Constitution, they realized that they needed to add The Bill of Rights to get citizens on board with the new government: https://www.commonlit.org/texts/the-bill-of-rights
Want to learn more about our government’s structure? Watch Crash Course US Government & Politics here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrk4oY7UxpQ&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOfse2ncvffeelTrqvhrz8H
For a deeper look into The US Constitution, the 3/5 Compromise, and the Slave Trade Clause, check out Episode 9 of Crash Course Black American History: https://youtu.be/57xUbch1viI
Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
The Articles of Confederation 0:34
What did the Articles of Confederation Accomplish? 2:10
Shay’s Rebellion 3:12
The United States Constitution 4:24
The Great Compromise Establishes the Bicameral Congress 6:14
The 3/5ths Compromise 7:13
Checks and Balances 8:04
The Federalist papers 9:31
Mystery Document 10:16
What is the Second Amendment? 10:59
Anti-Federalists 11:32
Credits 12:31
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Telling history through modern eyes is propaganda. No house of Burgess? Good focus on tyranny, but the solution was authority of govt granted by the people, rights of the people granted by God. Idealism and moral absolutism are critical to understanding the Constitution and the existence of USA. Focus on hypocrisy and you'll just reset us to tribes looking to be colonized and peaceful protesters behaving fascistic. History is a cautionary tale to guide our children, bedazzling it ejects the sober nature that preserves it.
He kinda looks like David Wallace from the office
These videos are amazing, seriously..im watching them in 2020 & so much of what’s happening today can be traced back decades even centuries..the US is definitely an Empire & we’re all watching it collapse in realtime 🤔
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Are we all gonna sit here and pretend that he didn't just point out a significant issue in our constitution regarding the electoral college at 8:47? Do you realize he just said the sole purpose of the electoral college was to make sure that the rich, will vote in their best interest because they're more capable because their rich?
Does this guy know that Gatlin gun type rifle existed back then lol I think they had the brains to assume weapons would advance 😂
Thanks for the video, but dude I felt like I was on a speeding train. How many cups of joe did you have?
This video is liberal indoctrination. This is used for online College and the video calls all of The United States forefathers racist and speaks against the 2nd amendment. This video is trash and any instructor that uses this is also trash. Any smart american knows the 2nd amendment is the only thing that protects the first amendment especially today.
If any part of that is Canada's system is …….what!
United States Constitution
means absolutely nothing
As its citizens
are not willing to die for it
-Decorated war-zone bodyguard
First infantry division
101st airborne infantry comman
United States Army
-Afghanistan
I grew up watching these videos in high school, I never realized how biased they were until now. Don't let your laziness turn you into a sheep. Read these documents yourself.
I'm south african and I've always admired U.S. History.Crash Course Just makes it more fun and interesting.Thanks again John
I wish I had his hair
12:09 anybody see that diet dr pepper
You have potential to be a good teacher but your humor mixes in your bias. Not a fan. Seriously though you could be and are in some ways a really really good teacher if your subtle comments didn’t root itself in opinion I would permanently subscribe and actually consider go to you for purely educational circumstances all the time when regarding history. Sometimes I stop watching because your bias annoys me… just being honest.
Also did no one notice skrillex in the crowd of delegates
Literally watching this at .75 playback speed so i can hear him
“The senate was created to never pass anything”
LMAO 😂🤣
My mom is making me watch this even though I know all of this ;-;
anyone else cramming for the makeup because they were too lazy to take it earlier?