Introduction: Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics

In which Craig Benzine introduces a brand new Crash Course about U.S. Government and Politics! This course will provide you with an overview of how the government of the United States is supposed to function, and we'll get into how it actually does function. The two aren't always the same thing. We'll be learning about the branches of government, politics, elections, political parties, pizza parties, and much, much more!The United States is an administrative sacred majority rule republic, in which the president (the head of state and head of government), Congress, and legal executive offer forces held to the public government, and the national government imparts sway to the state governments.The U.S. is a nation of 50 states covering an immense area of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii broadening the country's essence into the Pacific Ocean. Significant Atlantic Coast urban areas are New York, a worldwide account and culture focus, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern city Chicago is known for powerful engineering and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is acclaimed for filmmaking.American politics (or American government) is a field of study within the academic discipline of political science. ... Research areas within the American political behavior sub-field include voting behavior, public opinion, partisanship, and the politics of race, gender, and ethnicity