The Three Branches of Government Under the Constitution Are Like a… Human Body! By: Alea Al-Aghbari.

The Three Branches of The Three Branches of Government Under the Government Under the Constitution Are Like a…Constitution Are Like a…

Human Body!Human Body!

By: Alea Al-AghbariBy: Alea Al-Aghbari

The BrainThe Brain

The brain is like The brain is like the Constitution the Constitution because just as because just as the brain controls the brain controls the body, the the body, the Constitution Constitution controls what controls what people can or people can or cannot do.cannot do.

The HeartThe Heart

The heart is like The heart is like the people the people because just as because just as the heart keeps the heart keeps the body alive, the body alive, the people keep the people keep the government the government from collapsing.from collapsing.

The ArmsThe Arms

The arms are The arms are like the like the executive branch executive branch because just as because just as arms carry arms carry objects, the objects, the executive branch executive branch carries out the carries out the laws.laws.

The HandsThe Hands

The hands are The hands are like the legislative like the legislative branch because branch because just as hands help just as hands help the body write, the body write, the legislative the legislative branch makes branch makes and writes laws.and writes laws.

The NeckThe Neck

The neck is like The neck is like the judicial branch the judicial branch because just as because just as the neck supports the neck supports the head, the the head, the judicial branch judicial branch supports the law supports the law so decisions will so decisions will be fair.be fair.

The HeadThe Head

The head is like The head is like the president the president because just as because just as the head holds the head holds the power of the the power of the body, the body, the president holds president holds the power of the the power of the nation.nation.

The LungsThe Lungs

The lungs are like The lungs are like Congress because Congress because just as lungs work just as lungs work together to help together to help the body breathe, the body breathe, Congress works Congress works together to make together to make laws.laws.

The EarsThe Ears

The ears are like The ears are like the Supreme the Supreme Court because just Court because just as ears help you as ears help you hear, the Supreme hear, the Supreme Court hears Court hears federal cases.federal cases.

The EyesThe Eyes

The eyes are like The eyes are like checks and checks and balances because balances because just as eyes help just as eyes help the body see, the body see, checks and checks and balances see if balances see if each government each government branch is doing branch is doing their job fairly.their job fairly.

The StomachThe Stomach

The stomach is like The stomach is like separation of separation of powers because powers because just as the stomach just as the stomach separates into the separates into the intestines, intestines, separation of separation of powers separates powers separates the government the government into three branches.into three branches.

The FingersThe Fingers

The fingers are like The fingers are like the House of the House of Representatives Representatives because just as the because just as the body’s fingerprints body’s fingerprints are different for each are different for each person, the House of person, the House of Representatives has Representatives has a different amount of a different amount of representatives from representatives from each state.each state.

The LegsThe Legs

The legs are like The legs are like George George Washington Washington because just as because just as legs help the body legs help the body run, George run, George Washington Washington helped run the helped run the Constitutional Constitutional Convention.Convention.

The MouthThe Mouth

The mouth is like The mouth is like John Locke John Locke because just as the because just as the mouth helps the mouth helps the body talk, John body talk, John Locke talked about Locke talked about natural rights that natural rights that should be given to should be given to all people.all people.

The FeetThe Feet

The feet are like the The feet are like the Constitutional Constitutional Convention because Convention because just as feet are the just as feet are the base of the body, base of the body, the Constitutional the Constitutional Convention made Convention made the base of the the base of the government today government today by creating the by creating the Constitution.Constitution.

The KneesThe Knees

The knees are like The knees are like the Great the Great Compromise Compromise because just as because just as knees help the body knees help the body bend its legs, the bend its legs, the Great Compromise Great Compromise bended the states’ bended the states’ wants so both the wants so both the smaller and larger smaller and larger states would be states would be satisfied.satisfied.