Today, Craig is going to talk about social policy - in the United States this means achieving one of three goals: protecting Americans from risk, promoting equal opportunity, or assisting the poor. Many Americans strongly believe in individualism, that is self-reliance, but since the Great Depression and the New Deal the government’s role has increased significantly. We’re going to focus on two social policies that came out of the New Deal - Social Security and what we tend to think of as “welfare” - and talk about why they’re still around now and potentially the future. These and other social policies are not without controversy, as things tend to be when involving our tax dollars, and we’re going to talk about that too.


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1. Introduction to American Government
2. The Bicameral Congress
3. Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
4. Federalism
5. Constitutional Compromises
6. Congressional Elections
7. Congressional Committees
8. Congressional Leadership
9. How a Bill Becomes a Law
10. Congressional Decisions
11. Presidential Power
12. Presidential Powers 2
13. Congressional Delegation
14. How Presidents Govern
15. Bureaucracy Basics
16. Types of Bureaucracies
17. Controlling Bureaucracies
18. Legal System Basics
19. Structure of the Court System
20. Supreme Court of the United States Procedures
21. Judicial Review
22. Judicial Decisions
23. Civil Right
24. Freedom of Religion
25. Freedom of Speech
26. Freedom of the Press
27. Search and Seizure
28. Due Process of Law
29. Equal Protection
30. Sex Discrimination
31. Discrimination
32. Affirmative Action
33. Public Opinion
34. Shaping Public Opinion
35. Political Ideology
36. Election Basics
37. Gerrymandering
38. How Voters Decide
39. Political Campaigns
40. Political Parties
41. Party Systems
42. Interest Groups
43. Interest Group Formation
44. Media Institution
45. Media Regulation
46. Market Economy
47. Government Regulation
48. Monetary and Fiscal Policy
49. Social Policy
50. Foreign Policy

In this crash course series hosted by Craig Benzine (aka WheezyWaiter), learn the basics of American government in videos lasting about 9 minutes each, covering the basic functions and policies discussed in American politics