A recent study found that the majority of Americans surveyed failed a basic civic literacy quiz. “It's crazy now to think that so many people don't know something as simple as a government agency,” said teacher Emily Massey. WAPT I recently attended Massey's AP Government class at Northwest Rankin High School. “I've told you guys since the first day of class, what I want is that I don't want you to go out into society and look stupid,” so to speak. “I want you to have a basic understanding of how government works,” Massey told her students. Massey, a senior government teacher, is on a mission to ensure her students understand the basics with her topical videos. She's one of the things I hear all the time from her colleagues. It means they're angry that something didn't get passed or took too long. So what we've learned is it's a gradual process,” said Jim Caldwell, a senior at Northwest Rankin. The legislative branch consists of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Mississippi State Senate. Her four congressmen and her two senators represent the state of Washington, D.C. “If you don't know anything else, know our congressmen,” Massey said. The executive branch is the president, vice president Joe Biden, and vice president. Harris enforces the laws of the land. Whenever Congress passes a law, it goes to the president's desk, where he can sign it or veto it. “What constitutional checks does Congress have on a presidential veto?” Massey asked her students. “They can override it with a two-thirds majority.'' Judicial Branch Finally, there is the judicial branch, which includes the U.S. Supreme Court. The country's highest court is made up of nine judges. Those judges review the law. “This is the current Supreme Court. We obviously know what they lean toward. Republican? Very, very conservative. When we talk about judges, we don't say Republican or Democratic, right?” Massey said. said this during class. Mississippi recently made headlines in Washington, D.C., when the high court took up the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. The justices' ruling in the case overturned Roe v. Wade, which overturned the country's 49-year-old abortion law. The ruling sent decisions regarding abortion back to the states. This is the very power of the judiciary to review and overturn or affirm laws. No matter how old you are, going back to class is never a bad thing.
Recent research shows that the majority of Americans surveyed failed a basic civic literacy quiz.
“It's insane to think right now that so many people don't know something as simple as a government agency,” said teacher Emily Massey.
WAPT recently attended Massey's AP Government class at Northwest Rankin High School.
“I have told you from the first day of class that what I want most is that I don't want you to go out into the world and look stupid, so to speak. We want them to have a basic understanding of 'Government, tell us how it works,''' Massey told the students.
Massey, a senior government teacher, is on a mission to ensure students understand the basics using viral videos.
“What I hear all the time from colleagues is that they're upset that something doesn't go through or takes too long. So what we learned is that it's a gradual process.” said Jim Caldwell. A senior at Northwest Rankin.
So how does it work?
Our three government agencies have checks and balances and other features to ensure the separation of powers.
legislative body
This is where laws are made. Consists of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Mississippi has her four representatives and her two senators representing the state in Washington, D.C.
“If you don’t know anything else, know our members of Congress,” Massey said.
administrative agency
Those are the president and vice president. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will enforce the nation's laws. Whenever Congress passes a law, it goes to the president's desk, where he can sign it or veto it.
“What constitutional checks does Congress have on a presidential veto?” Massey asked the students. “They can overturn it with a two-thirds majority vote.”
judicial branch
Finally, there is the judicial branch, which includes the United States Supreme Court. The country's highest court is made up of nine judges. Those judges review the law.
“This is the current Supreme Court. We obviously know what they lean toward. Republican? Very, very conservative. When we talk about judges, we don't say Republican or Democratic, right?” Massey said. I said this during class.
Mississippi recently made headlines in Washington, D.C., when the high court took up the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. The justices' ruling in this case overturned Roe v. Wade, which overturned the country's 49-year-old abortion law. The ruling sent decisions regarding abortion back to the states.
This is the very power the judiciary has to review, overturn, and affirm laws.
No matter how old you are, it never hurts to go back to class.
