The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2

In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the United States Congress, why it s bicameral, and what bicameral means. Craig tells you what the Senate and House of Representatives are for, talks about some of the histories of the institutions, and reveals to you just how you can become a representative. It s not that easy. But an eagle gets punched, so there s that. Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios Support is provided by Voqal: http://www.voqal.org Chapters: Introduction: What is Congress? 00:00 Who makes up the House of Representatives? 1:09 Who makes up the Senate? 1:38 What does Congress do? 1:58 Powers of the House of Representatives 2:13 Powers of the Senate 3:13 Why is Congress bicameral? 3:52 What s the difference between the Senate and the House? 6:00 Credits 8:32 Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids