Legal System Basics

May 30, 2015
8 min
Season 1 - Episode 18: Legal System Basics

Season 1 - Episode 18: Legal System Basics

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Overview

This week Craig Benzine takes a first look at the judicial branch. It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. But how exactly these decisions are made and where each law's jurisdiction starts and ends can get pretty complicated. So complicated in fact that you may want to smash something. But don't worry, Craig will clear the way.

Episode Information

TV Show

Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics

Season

Season 1

Episode Number

18

Air Date

May 30, 2015

Runtime

8 minutes