Crash Course
Bureaucracy Basics: Crash Course Government and Politics
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,...
Hip Hughes History
The Liberty Amendments Explained: Article V Convention of States
A look at the Constitutional process of starting a Constitutional Convention by the states. And an straight forward focus on Mark Levin's proposed "Liberty Amendments" and the Convention of States pushing for a Constitutional Convention.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Federal Bureaucracy
This video lesson from Khan Academy provides an introduction to the federal bureaucracy. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Administrative Agencies Pt. 9: Growth of National Bureaucracy
The bureaucracy of the federal government has continued to grow throughout its history, in response to a variety of issues and programs, e.g., Roosevelt's New Deal, the Depression years, and the Cold War.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Administrative Agencies Pt. 10: Shrinking National Bureaucracy
In the 1970s, members of government began reducing the size of the government, with some success. After the September 11 attacks though, the Department of Homeland Security was created, adding new levels of bureaucracy.
Crash Course
Crash Course Government and Politics #15: Bureaucracy Basics
Crash Course Government and Politics video in which Craig introduces us to the intentions and practices of government bureaucracy, discussing the advantages and disadvantages in our political system. [6:58]