So which is better? The House of Representatives or The Senate?* *your voice will not be heard if you live in a gerrymandered congressional district (and probably not in the Senate, either)
@@iammrbeat13:40 the Congress literally funds the Dept of justice/judicial branch so their co equal branch stuff is moot specially if they use it so they can ignore subpoenas about their flagrant bribing
I think Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth are underrated Founding Fathers. They were ahead of their time, but nowadays they’re overshadowed by the other Founding Fathers, especially presidents. I’m not saying they were better than the rest, but most people don’t give them enough credit.
Roger Sherman, especially. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the articles of confederation, and the constitution. And he served in both houses of Congress.
@@thecongressman But Ellsworth was also very influential. He pretty much led the Senate in the beginning, writing the Judiciary Act of 1789, and getting the first national bank off the ground. He also got George Washington to sign the Jay treaty and was instrumental in passing the bill of rights.
This was great! I could also have used a section on how members of each house are replaced in the event of removal, resignation, or death… which will definitely help clear up what happens in Mr Smith Goes to Washington.
That was actually a pretty darn good explanation of the differences between the two chambers! My wife works for our Congressman and it's really true about them being more connected. He regularly has "District Days" where he just visits different groups. My wife's job is to coordinate all of that. Most people of any influence have met him.
Not only was it a good explanation, it was fun at the same time. People will remember more of it because we were more engaged. Thank you! As for the House being more connected. Just think of the average number of people each Senator represents. Then consider California with over 39 million people. Half of that is almost 15 million people. Texas, New York, and Florida are also in a similar situation. Now look at Wyoming. They have 1 House member for 580 k people, but 2 Senators for 290 k people each.
As a zoomer, I feel like the cheesiness is just inevitable. There are a select few subjects (math, science, or physics) where a teacher can rise above the cringe and make legitimately good videos on this platform. However, a history teacher making RUclips videos can never not be at least a little bit cringe. I think it helps Mr. Beat though by giving his videos more "character."
Well, as alluded to in the video, the Senate is meant to represent the states. Originally it was meant to represent the state's legislatures and vote based off of the ideals/goals/visions of that state, think of how the EU is still a group of different nations; France for instance sends their people to speak to the EU commission on behalf of France. I personally wish it was still this way as it helped put more power in the hands of the states and put emphasis on local elections where the citizens have a much larger say do to the smaller and more localized voting base.
I voted for Jesse Ventura, the governor of Minnesota, who proposed a state constitutional amendment to make the state legislature unicameral (only one body) like Nebraska. His reasoning being that while bills are subject to public debate in either body, the final bill that goes to the governor for signing is usually crafted in a compromise committee, which is closed to the public. I support this idea, along with the idea that state and federal legislative districts should be created by independent, non-partisan commissions.
Why is that a good thing though? Doesn't that have the potential to make legislature more corrupt (i.e., last minute private convos with money in hand subtly changing the bill)?
I came here looking for a refresher because I started to get these two confused and this was both super informative and entertaining. Great job guys! Bravo 👏
Usually politicians "move up" from the House to the Senate, but there are a few examples of politicians who went the other way, or attempted to. The most prominent is Claude Pepper, who served in the Senate from 1936 to 1951 and then the House from 1963 to 1989. The two recent attempts that come to mind are Larry Pressler (senator from 1979 to 1997, ran for the House in 2002 but lost the primary) and Rod Grams (senator from 1995 to 2001, ran for the House in 2006 but lost the general election).
Uh, John Quincy Adams is not as "prominent" as Claude Pepper? He went from US Senate to Ambassador to Russia and the UK to Secretary of State to President and then to the House for 17 years. His years in the House are really much more impressive than his Senate (or Presidential) years, with his zeal for keeping the Union together and his impassioned opposition to slavery.
@@douglaskrueger3755 I was only looking at the direct election era, i.e. after the adoption of the 17th amendment in 1913. You're right that former senators running for House was much more common before that, with other famous examples being John J. Crittenden, Richard Mentor Johnson, Charles Pinckney, and Henry Clay.
Man I really enjoy your vidoes, been watching only for like 8 months now off and on but you really make thought out and well put together content. Wish I would’ve had you as a one of my history teachers.
This video was just incredible in ever way, funny and informative, as a young man trying to learn more and more about the US government, thank you both so much! ❤🇺🇸
The cane at 16:00 is a reference for the beating of Northern Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts by Southern Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina for those that didn't get a hint.
Funny how the House and the Senate created and passed a Constitutional Amendment setting term limits for the President, but will reject a proposition introducing an amendment to set term limits on themselves.
They passed a constitutional amendment because it was a precedent George Washington, a founding father set, a president stepping down after 2 terms. It passed by a supermajority as required by the constitution. There is no established precedent for senators and representatives’ term limits.
Hi Mr. Beat, I think you should start a government explained series where you talk about how the US government works. It'd be really interesting for me as an American who doesn't know much (but should) about how his government works. You can even explain how the supreme court works which goes along with your supreme court briefs. Thanks
Although some of us had a government class in high school; we were not financial to have the charts, photography or such a 'male' as the teacher. A woman(female, women, a teacher) taught me.
I personally love your series on how the American Government works! I've definitely used the House and Senate as inspirations for the legislative assembly of my own fictional country (which confusingly also has a "House" and "Senate"), haha
Plenty of bicameral legislatures out there. Even Britain, who we declared our independence from, has two houses in its Parliament (not that Parliament!)
Thanks for putting Civics education out into the world!!! I’d love to see Mr. Beat make a video on the responsibilities and duties of the Vice President. It would be a nice adjunct to this video, since you briefly mention the Vice President in terms of the senate. Many people think the Vice President is just on stand by mode in case something happens to the President-they don’t realize that Vice President is an office with its own set of responsibilities.
This basically rehashes 9th grade Civics class in a cooler way than was presented back when I was in school. Here is a topic that I never heard about in high school (and most know little about): the administrative state/executive agencies. I realize that would be tough to do in a neutral manner. I knew nothing about this until taking a State and Local Government Law class in a graduate program for Public Management.
Lol Beat, this was a good video! Entertaining….and Educational. Also love the loud Aloha shirt idea for the House (My Congressman wouldn’t be caught dead in that shirt, tho 😂). Aloha 😊🇺🇸🤙🏼👏🏼
I think you should compare US elections to for example Germany: - Both countries are incredibly similar in many ways. Both have a lower house (House/Bundetag) - Upper house representing the states (Senate/Bundesrat) - Both Bundesrat and US presidential elections us an electoral college - Both the US and Germany have electorates in elections for parliament (although the other half of the seats in the German Bundestag are elected proportionally based on party results, this distribution system is very similar to the system that is used for the house seats of different states) - Both the US and Germany have a system of federalism with state legislatures - Both the US and Germany have subdivisions like counties - The US uses a presidential system, while Germany has a parliamentarian system, normally if a party gets more than 50% their leader or another pre-determined prominent party figure will become Chancellor, while 2 or more parties have to form a coalition that represents more than 50% of the seats (Currently Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals) - German Chancellors are both more and less powerful than US presidents, as they usually lead a majority coalition, the house or Bundestag will normally not vote against the government and the government coalition can be sure to get the things they agree on done, however the coalition parties normally have to adjust their party policies to each other in a compromise and parties in the government can widraw and bring the government to fall, leading to new elections - Both the US and Germany have ministerial positions (Secetaries in the US and Ministers in Germany), its usual in both countries, that these positions rotate between people, but generally German ministers have much more power compared to the Chancellor in comparision to the US secretaries and German ministers and much better known by the general population, often being leaders of junior coalition parties - Liberals in both countries have some similarities in being generally pro-business (especially in Germany) and socially progressive, but this is seen as more left-leaning in the US and in Germany more as center to center-right, in the social democrats, greens and democratic socialists, there are 3 parties that are arguably more left leaning than Democrats - While in the US conservatism is associated with free-market capitalism, German conservatives are known for the buildup of the Social Market Economy, while but are capitalist system, Germany build more on independent instituations (publicly funded, neither private nor state owned) to regulate the market and a welfare state, while American conservatism are much more extreme against taxes and regulations - It is more usual for German parties to have state parties in all states (only Democrats and Republicans have state parties in all 50 states, while all 6 German major parties have state wings in all German states and it is generally easier and expected, even if the wings fail the 5%-state parliament threshold) - Both Germanies and Americas constitution share many fundamental right such as freedom of assembly and association, as well as seperation of church and state - There are some differences in priorization of rights, while there is slightly more freedom of speech in the US on paper, unions for example are stronger in Germany and have better protections, also richer people in the US and Germany of de-facto have more ways to shut down opponents with lawsuits - The US supreme court has 9 judges, while Germanies has 16, that are split into 2 senates - Alabama and the Saarland are very similar in ways This should be very interesting especially for people that constantly seem to claim that European countries very different to the US despite Germany for example after WW2 clearly has a system inspired by the US, but with a different and more proportional election system and bigger power sharing between ministries. I would also love to see American politics being compared to Denmark, but that would be depressive, because the Danish system is just so much better.
I once saw a post that germany does not have a freedom of speech law bu something like freedom of thought kind of thing. Is this true I saw this in a Alt-right group so I am not sure about accuracy of this statement and I don't know enough german to read the law from the book itself.
How is the power of the federal and state governments defined in Germany. In the USA the constitution as written makes federal powers limited and defined and state powers numerous and indefinite. We have got so far away that must people here don't really understand our federalism as written. So Germany has states and is also a state in the EU? How is the power between the central EU government defined. I realize the EU is not technically a federalism but unless powers are clearly defined the central government will gain power over time. The powers are clearly defined in the USA yet the central government is involved in all aspects of our lives today. The average person just assumes these are powers and roles of the federal government and even want more power given to the fed. The consequences of this are numerous but in a land as large and geographically as well as culturally different as ours one size can never fit all. That is the reason we have these division of powers. The same could happen to the EU but it would be the smaller states that really get trampled on by the central government the most. Germany has the largest population and is the strongest economically.
i love how this video made my entire 10th grade history class obsolete. he was a lovely teacher but damn this explains everything that man ever had tried to teach with the way the branches of government actually work
I thought you were Australian after watching the one about Scomo, Scott Morrison. He is our Dick Cheney. So thrilled you know other countries exist. Thank you.
P.S. Almost forgot to mention, Beat: Are you planning to do a vid on the non voting Delegates in the House? I think that would be a good one to explain to Americans, especially since they can’t vote but can still sit on Committees. Aloha 🤙🏼
Thank ×10⁹ +. I'm 52 and learned more that US Gov class for a YEAR in 14 min. Very entertaining and relevant. Makes soooo much sense now. Can you explain why I can't vote for any candidate Pres or otherwise, if they are not my political party preference, ie. A Rep voting Dem or an Indep voting Dem? Thanks for some great content for any age, looking to learn more. 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😃
I personally still think bicameral has some uses in a federal government, but I would prefer that most, if not all, state governments reform to remove them.
I support a “sesquicameral” legislature (like what the UK has), where the Senate has the ability to introduce or amend legislation but doesn’t have the ability to reject it
Interesting video! Do you expect US voters to change voting patterns if the US used ranked-choice voting? Ideally every state should act as a single multi-member district, which makes seat redistribution smoother (assuming that reapportionment happens every election, which is based on the population of each state on January 1st in that voting year) Sorry for the long comment :)
i appreciate how the two of you are dressed with the skit. it shows how the founding fathers saw the House of representatives as the house of "the people" (ie the 99 percent everyday americans) and the senate as the house of the elites (the 1 percent)
Thanks @iammrbeat - Shocked that our current president was able to hold out his endorsement preference without the Senate hacking it out of him before his own timing.
So which is better? The House of Representatives or The Senate?*
*your voice will not be heard if you live in a gerrymandered congressional district (and probably not in the Senate, either)
Both are full of liars and corruption, so honestly state legislature for the win!
I think the senate
will your voice be counted if you live in a guaranteed outcome district?
Mr bean do something funny
House reps are always vying for Senate seats, not vice-versa.
The simple answer: It took Mr. Beat a LOT longer to call every Representative than to call every Senator.
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@@adityamishra6389 it was released early for members and patrons
@@iammrbeat13:40 the Congress literally funds the Dept of justice/judicial branch so their co equal branch stuff is moot specially if they use it so they can ignore subpoenas about their flagrant bribing
@@iammrbeat but that dude from starwars said "THE SENATE!" all creepy like!
I think the house
Thank you for your service, Mr. Beat.
Both as a teacher and as a creator.
Well thanks for the kind comment!
@@iammrbeatyou are NO teacher. LMAO.
@@kevinumber7 he literally is
@@kevinumber7 Citation needed.
@@kevinumber7 Yikes
60 years ago this was taught to me in Jr. high school. I'm amazed at how much I remembered from that. Too bad I don't remember what I had for lunch.
lol
I think Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth are underrated Founding Fathers. They were ahead of their time, but nowadays they’re overshadowed by the other Founding Fathers, especially presidents. I’m not saying they were better than the rest, but most people don’t give them enough credit.
Couldn't agree more. At least the Senate added a painting of them to the Senate reception room, but they deserve so much more.
Roger Sherman, especially. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the articles of confederation, and the constitution. And he served in both houses of Congress.
@@thecongressman But Ellsworth was also very influential. He pretty much led the Senate in the beginning, writing the Judiciary Act of 1789, and getting the first national bank off the ground. He also got George Washington to sign the Jay treaty and was instrumental in passing the bill of rights.
This was great! I could also have used a section on how members of each house are replaced in the event of removal, resignation, or death… which will definitely help clear up what happens in Mr Smith Goes to Washington.
I guess that has to be a separate video!
@@iammrbeat Most certainly! #brendajones
How is your comment from 1 day ago
It could also be a short!
@@JZTechEngineering it available for patrons and members first
From this Gov teacher - THANK YOU KING
Thank YOU for your service. :)
Your channel is making me a more informed US citizen.
Thank you so much!
That was actually a pretty darn good explanation of the differences between the two chambers! My wife works for our Congressman and it's really true about them being more connected. He regularly has "District Days" where he just visits different groups. My wife's job is to coordinate all of that. Most people of any influence have met him.
Not only was it a good explanation, it was fun at the same time. People will remember more of it because we were more engaged. Thank you!
As for the House being more connected. Just think of the average number of people each Senator represents. Then consider California with over 39 million people. Half of that is almost 15 million people. Texas, New York, and Florida are also in a similar situation. Now look at Wyoming. They have 1 House member for 580 k people, but 2 Senators for 290 k people each.
This video was great!! Great job by the both of you! And the “at least we can both declare war” part was golden!
Whether purposeful or not, the cheesiness of Mr. Beat videos is so on brand and appreciated by a Millennial like myself
As a zoomer, I feel like the cheesiness is just inevitable. There are a select few subjects (math, science, or physics) where a teacher can rise above the cringe and make legitimately good videos on this platform. However, a history teacher making RUclips videos can never not be at least a little bit cringe. I think it helps Mr. Beat though by giving his videos more "character."
I love how you set up your videos that everyone can learn, like a classroom!
Reminds me of taking online classes. I would be so damn happy tho if Mr. Beat was my Professor! 👌🏻
Ikr! Funny yet well done and informative with clear info
I always viewed the Senate as more aristocratic and “high-minded” and I guess that’s what the founders intended.
Well, as alluded to in the video, the Senate is meant to represent the states. Originally it was meant to represent the state's legislatures and vote based off of the ideals/goals/visions of that state, think of how the EU is still a group of different nations; France for instance sends their people to speak to the EU commission on behalf of France.
I personally wish it was still this way as it helped put more power in the hands of the states and put emphasis on local elections where the citizens have a much larger say do to the smaller and more localized voting base.
That was until Mr. 17th came along
@@joescrazylife8150 sadly...
The founders explicitly said that it was meant to serve the interests of the upper class and safeguard them from the whims of the populace.
I suppose it mirrors the Roman democracy in that way, with the senate for the patricians and the tribune for the commoners
I’m using your videos to fill my good half in on history and geopolitics so this is pretty much perfect. Thanks!
I voted for Jesse Ventura, the governor of Minnesota, who proposed a state constitutional amendment to make the state legislature unicameral (only one body) like Nebraska. His reasoning being that while bills are subject to public debate in either body, the final bill that goes to the governor for signing is usually crafted in a compromise committee, which is closed to the public. I support this idea, along with the idea that state and federal legislative districts should be created by independent, non-partisan commissions.
Yet another reason why I loved him as a governor.
That definitely makes me look on him fonder these days.
There is no such thing as a non-partisan it's all run by biased humans
Jesse Ventura is interesting. He's pretty reasonable considering how absolutely crazy he is.
Why is that a good thing though? Doesn't that have the potential to make legislature more corrupt (i.e., last minute private convos with money in hand subtly changing the bill)?
Absolutely awesome. I'm using this video to educate friends
That's amazing!
Surprised the guy doing the Senate didn't dress up as Palpatine from Star Wars.
"I Am The Senate."
-Episode 3 reference.
Arggh...another missed opportunity!
@iammrbeat all good, we love the knowledge you provide to us nonstop.
I almost thought about doing this! Would have maybe made me too much of a villain though! 😅
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Just say it in McConnell's voice, he's already enough of a villain 😂🤣
I came here looking for a refresher because I started to get these two confused and this was both super informative and entertaining. Great job guys! Bravo 👏
Usually politicians "move up" from the House to the Senate, but there are a few examples of politicians who went the other way, or attempted to. The most prominent is Claude Pepper, who served in the Senate from 1936 to 1951 and then the House from 1963 to 1989. The two recent attempts that come to mind are Larry Pressler (senator from 1979 to 1997, ran for the House in 2002 but lost the primary) and Rod Grams (senator from 1995 to 2001, ran for the House in 2006 but lost the general election).
No one from Senate has gone on to HR _directly_ ! (eg. Claude Pepper became House member only after he lost his seat in the Senate)
Uh, John Quincy Adams is not as "prominent" as Claude Pepper?
He went from US Senate to Ambassador to Russia and the UK to Secretary of State to President and then to the House for 17 years. His years in the House are really much more impressive than his Senate (or Presidential) years, with his zeal for keeping the Union together and his impassioned opposition to slavery.
@@douglaskrueger3755 I was only looking at the direct election era, i.e. after the adoption of the 17th amendment in 1913. You're right that former senators running for House was much more common before that, with other famous examples being John J. Crittenden, Richard Mentor Johnson, Charles Pinckney, and Henry Clay.
I love the format of this video, definitely helps make educational content more entertaining 😊
Man I really enjoy your vidoes, been watching only for like 8 months now off and on but you really make thought out and well put together content. Wish I would’ve had you as a one of my history teachers.
This video was just incredible in ever way, funny and informative, as a young man trying to learn more and more about the US government, thank you both so much! ❤🇺🇸
Mr Beat, that was your best video. Funny and informative. Thanks 🇺🇲
An amusing way of presenting it and at the same time informative. Thank you.
A couple of months ago i left a comment and you responded 12 minutes later, that was really cool, it made my day
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you are one of my favorite youtubers keep doing the good work
Never thought the house will be represented with fishing hat and a Hawaiian shirt
The cane at 16:00 is a reference for the beating of Northern Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts by Southern Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina for those that didn't get a hint.
Funny how the House and the Senate created and passed a Constitutional Amendment setting term limits for the President, but will reject a proposition introducing an amendment to set term limits on themselves.
They passed a constitutional amendment because it was a precedent George Washington, a founding father set, a president stepping down after 2 terms. It passed by a supermajority as required by the constitution. There is no established precedent for senators and representatives’ term limits.
A country without presidential term limits can lead to a dictatorship or one man rule.
This was awesome mr beat i have such a better understanding on how the house and senate works!
Thank you!
That was awesome!! You made me feel young again! You are a great man!
Yooo thank you so
Much. I cannot find any videos like this explanations except you
Nicely done as usual sir!
Hi Mr. Beat, I think you should start a government explained series where you talk about how the US government works. It'd be really interesting for me as an American who doesn't know much (but should) about how his government works. You can even explain how the supreme court works which goes along with your supreme court briefs. Thanks
I recommend the podcast Civics 101 made by NHPR. They do a great job at covering everything we either forgot or didn’t didn’t learn in high school.
I like how this video is formatted, very fun!
This is something I look up almost WEEKLY so THANK YOU!!!!
Man, I find this enjoyable. Entertaining. Feel like I'm in government class again.
Although some of us had a government class in high school; we were not financial to have the charts, photography or such a 'male' as the teacher. A woman(female, women, a teacher) taught me.
Mr.Beat feeds my need to learn more about history/ politcs. I love thia channel
Dude I loved it. This definitely helps fill some gaps. Very good job 👏
Thank you so much Mr Beat. Like your videos. This will help my visually impaired friend in studying American politics.
"did you know congress was bi?"
*record scratch* *gasp*
"bicameral that is"
*awwwwwwwwwww*
love it already
I wish you were my teacher at my school. I didn't know all of this until Now.
Thank You!!! 🎉
Thank you for this enlightening and interesting piece
"Dad pretending to be cool" could be a Halloween outfit
What are great video you two!, love being to learn while being entertained ❤️ from VA.
This was a cool concept for a video. Having the back and forth reminded me of the “Epic Rap Battles of History” found on the early days of RUclips
EPIC RAP BATTLES OF POLITICAL HISTORY
THE SENATE
VS
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BEGIN!
I personally love your series on how the American Government works! I've definitely used the House and Senate as inspirations for the legislative assembly of my own fictional country (which confusingly also has a "House" and "Senate"), haha
A lot of countries have a House and Senate so it's not a bad choice.
Plenty of bicameral legislatures out there.
Even Britain, who we declared our independence from, has two houses in its Parliament (not that Parliament!)
As a non-US citizen, I find this a very engaging presentation! Kudos 👏👏
I learned so much. That was great. Thank you.
so why didn't you tell them that Alaska is located above United States and near Canada in a real world map.
Thanks for putting Civics education out into the world!!! I’d love to see Mr. Beat make a video on the responsibilities and duties of the Vice President. It would be a nice adjunct to this video, since you briefly mention the Vice President in terms of the senate. Many people think the Vice President is just on stand by mode in case something happens to the President-they don’t realize that Vice President is an office with its own set of responsibilities.
More of Mr Wernimont please!
great use of Powerpoint slides! I had just noticed it one minute into the video
Very informative and easy to learn in this format
This basically rehashes 9th grade Civics class in a cooler way than was presented back when I was in school. Here is a topic that I never heard about in high school (and most know little about): the administrative state/executive agencies. I realize that would be tough to do in a neutral manner. I knew nothing about this until taking a State and Local Government Law class in a graduate program for Public Management.
what up Mr. Wernimont, didn't expect to see you in a Mr. Beat video lol.
I remember learning about this topic in Cary Grove when I was a junior.
Did you pay attention in class? Huh?
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Does Mr. W not have a RUclips channel? I looked him up and couldn’t find one. Funny guy. Seriously great video guys
Nice work guys! i'm impressed
Lol Beat, this was a good video!
Entertaining….and Educational.
Also love the loud Aloha shirt idea for the House (My Congressman wouldn’t be caught dead in that shirt, tho 😂).
Aloha 😊🇺🇸🤙🏼👏🏼
Could you do a video all about governors? Thanks. 😀
As LBJ once said, “The difference between the Senate and Congress is the difference between chicken salad and chicken shit.”
Great video guys, I learned a lot.🙌
It's almost like Mr Beat saw me NOT reading article one of the constitution 😂😂
the personalities are sooo helpful for remembering differences!!
Mr. Beat your videos are amazing.
I think you should compare US elections to for example Germany:
- Both countries are incredibly similar in many ways. Both have a lower house (House/Bundetag)
- Upper house representing the states (Senate/Bundesrat)
- Both Bundesrat and US presidential elections us an electoral college
- Both the US and Germany have electorates in elections for parliament (although the other half of the seats in the German Bundestag are elected proportionally based on party results, this distribution system is very similar to the system that is used for the house seats of different states)
- Both the US and Germany have a system of federalism with state legislatures
- Both the US and Germany have subdivisions like counties
- The US uses a presidential system, while Germany has a parliamentarian system, normally if a party gets more than 50% their leader or another pre-determined prominent party figure will become Chancellor, while 2 or more parties have to form a coalition that represents more than 50% of the seats (Currently Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals)
- German Chancellors are both more and less powerful than US presidents, as they usually lead a majority coalition, the house or Bundestag will normally not vote against the government and the government coalition can be sure to get the things they agree on done, however the coalition parties normally have to adjust their party policies to each other in a compromise and parties in the government can widraw and bring the government to fall, leading to new elections
- Both the US and Germany have ministerial positions (Secetaries in the US and Ministers in Germany), its usual in both countries, that these positions rotate between people, but generally German ministers have much more power compared to the Chancellor in comparision to the US secretaries and German ministers and much better known by the general population, often being leaders of junior coalition parties
- Liberals in both countries have some similarities in being generally pro-business (especially in Germany) and socially progressive, but this is seen as more left-leaning in the US and in Germany more as center to center-right, in the social democrats, greens and democratic socialists, there are 3 parties that are arguably more left leaning than Democrats
- While in the US conservatism is associated with free-market capitalism, German conservatives are known for the buildup of the Social Market Economy, while but are capitalist system, Germany build more on independent instituations (publicly funded, neither private nor state owned) to regulate the market and a welfare state, while American conservatism are much more extreme against taxes and regulations
- It is more usual for German parties to have state parties in all states (only Democrats and Republicans have state parties in all 50 states, while all 6 German major parties have state wings in all German states and it is generally easier and expected, even if the wings fail the 5%-state parliament threshold)
- Both Germanies and Americas constitution share many fundamental right such as freedom of assembly and association, as well as seperation of church and state
- There are some differences in priorization of rights, while there is slightly more freedom of speech in the US on paper, unions for example are stronger in Germany and have better protections, also richer people in the US and Germany of de-facto have more ways to shut down opponents with lawsuits
- The US supreme court has 9 judges, while Germanies has 16, that are split into 2 senates
- Alabama and the Saarland are very similar in ways
This should be very interesting especially for people that constantly seem to claim that European countries very different to the US despite Germany for example after WW2 clearly has a system inspired by the US, but with a different and more proportional election system and bigger power sharing between ministries.
I would also love to see American politics being compared to Denmark, but that would be depressive, because the Danish system is just so much better.
I once saw a post that germany does not have a freedom of speech law bu something like freedom of thought kind of thing. Is this true I saw this in a Alt-right group so I am not sure about accuracy of this statement and I don't know enough german to read the law from the book itself.
I like this idea, but I feel someone else might to a better job with it since I mainly only study American political history.
We Danes got rid of the two chamber system after WW2 - just one chamber now baby!
@@jonbojsenkvrndrup8180 If you get rid of the 2% threshold it is literally a perfect system for any country in any situation.
How is the power of the federal and state governments defined in Germany. In the USA the constitution as written makes federal powers limited and defined and state powers numerous and indefinite. We have got so far away that must people here don't really understand our federalism as written.
So Germany has states and is also a state in the EU? How is the power between the central EU government defined. I realize the EU is not technically a federalism but unless powers are clearly defined the central government will gain power over time. The powers are clearly defined in the USA yet the central government is involved in all aspects of our lives today. The average person just assumes these are powers and roles of the federal government and even want more power given to the fed. The consequences of this are numerous but in a land as large and geographically as well as culturally different as ours one size can never fit all. That is the reason we have these division of powers. The same could happen to the EU but it would be the smaller states that really get trampled on by the central government the most. Germany has the largest population and is the strongest economically.
i love how this video made my entire 10th grade history class obsolete. he was a lovely teacher but damn this explains everything that man ever had tried to teach with the way the branches of government actually work
Thanks Mr. Best I needed a fun refresher 😂
Fun Fact: Strom Thurmond is the oldest senator ever. He retired at 100.
And only retired due to severe health problems. He wanted to keep on going!
No way people voted for a godamn 94 year old 💀, but i mean hey at least a triple digit senator existed
@@MortanAMrk That's exactly what I was thinking the first time I learned that.
I get the impression that he had as much endurance as his filibusters.
@@iammrbeat Oh well. If he ever gets back on his seat he can run again (no term limits).
@Mr. Beat do you think that 25 year term limits for congress would be good or should it be lower
12 years for Reps, 18 years for Senators, and 24 for SCOTUS
Fun fact my uncle worked in the staff of then United States senator from California Barbara Boxer
I thought you were Australian after watching the one about Scomo, Scott Morrison. He is our Dick Cheney. So thrilled you know other countries exist. Thank you.
Beat, please do Minneapolis and St. Paul, they are the obvious cities to compare next! They're the Twin Cities!!
But only Minnesotans would watch! lol
@@iammrbeat Lol, I'm sure all the Texans watched the Austin & San Antonio one.
im sure it will still get a decent amount of views, Dallas vs Houston got 1.3 Million views
Love it!!! Education at best...very engaging and fun. Thanks.
Now, college students- are all of you registered to vote in this state?
Thanks for keeping an interesting😊
This will surely help me ace my test next week Thank you Mr Beat.🙂
great vid as usual. idea for a video; any minimum age 25 representatives and minimum age 30 senators?
MR BEAT I SAW YOU IN AN AD, AND I AM PSYCHED OUT ABOUT IT!
Love the content mr beast! Very accurate portrayal.
"Did you know that Congress is bi" is easily the best political joke I've ever heard
P.S. Almost forgot to mention, Beat:
Are you planning to do a vid on the non voting Delegates in the House?
I think that would be a good one to explain to Americans, especially since they can’t vote but can still sit on Committees.
Aloha 🤙🏼
Do one about D.C. Poor D.C. and Eleanor Holmes Norton have no vote and no Senators.
Very cool and very good will share
New subscriber here! Amazing presentation and great video. 😆👍 Thank you!
Thank ×10⁹ +. I'm 52 and learned more that US Gov class for a YEAR in 14 min. Very entertaining and relevant. Makes soooo much sense now. Can you explain why I can't vote for any candidate Pres or otherwise, if they are not my political party preference, ie. A Rep voting Dem or an Indep voting Dem? Thanks for some great content for any age, looking to learn more. 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😃
hopefully one day we can have a unicameral legislature, one day...
I think that should be the long-term goal. It works well in Nebraska.
I personally still think bicameral has some uses in a federal government, but I would prefer that most, if not all, state governments reform to remove them.
I support a “sesquicameral” legislature (like what the UK has), where the Senate has the ability to introduce or amend legislation but doesn’t have the ability to reject it
Sesquicameral?
@@Y0ur_M0th3r I made that word up.
The “sesqui-“ part is a Latinate prefix that means 1½.
Interesting video!
Do you expect US voters to change voting patterns if the US used ranked-choice voting? Ideally every state should act as a single multi-member district, which makes seat redistribution smoother (assuming that reapportionment happens every election, which is based on the population of each state on January 1st in that voting year) Sorry for the long comment :)
Absolutely. We'd have far fewer extremists in there, for starters.
I make longer comments on a weekly basis. Don’t worry about it.
I can't get that song: I am just a Bill sitting on Capitol Hill...out of my head
now.
Either Mr. Beat uses a great moisturizer or he's aging backwards. And this was a fun and informative video with a great collab.
Pretty cool, I must say I would love to know if you're showing that video in class because it is something I would.
The Ultimate Comparison! Awesome Video 😎
i appreciate how the two of you are dressed with the skit. it shows how the founding fathers saw the House of representatives as the house of "the people" (ie the 99 percent everyday americans) and the senate as the house of the elites (the 1 percent)
Thanks @iammrbeat - Shocked that our current president was able to hold out his endorsement preference without the Senate hacking it out of him before his own timing.
I really thought he was gonna be like “I am the senate”
Why am I learning this easier in 2024 than I learned in middle school in 2008
Cuz you had more time to learn it..? 2008 to 2024 is crazy
Very kind of you to say that Kevin Mccarthy is basically in charge of the House.
lol
Soooo. The Senate is composed of “newsies”?
And congress has, Hunter S Thompson??
I would trust the government more if they had Mr. Beat's dress code 😂
That IS an accurate representation
You should do a top 10 politicians from every state's history.
which year?
Your channel is my very favorite :-)
Didn't Mr. Beat repeal the 17th amendment in his top ten amendments video?