The judicial branch (supreme court) can declare laws unconstitutional. This is a check because the legislative branch can create laws.
It was primarily the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn who believed that tolerance was a great virtue, since he was a Quaker himself who had faced certain degrees of persecution
Duct means "to lead"
conductor means
1. employee on a bus, train, or other public conveyance, who is in charge of the conveyance and its passengers
2. leader, manager, director