7 Principles of the Constitution

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7 Principles of the Constitution

• How Does the Constitution Work??

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Popular Sovereignty

• Definition A government in which the people
  rule.
• This means they participate by voting.
• Example People can run for office, campaign for
  individuals who run, or protest decisions made by
  others.

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Sovereign Bank

• Why do you think they chose this name for their
  bank???

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Republicanism

• Definition People vote for people to represent
  their views. (Representative Government)
• You cant have the whole population vote on
  everything, so you vote on people who share
  similar beliefs and allow them to vote.

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U.S. Capitol Building

• What decisions are made here??

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Federalism

• Definition A system of government in which
  powers are shared by the state and national
  government.
• In our system, the national government does have
  ultimate authority, but states have a lot to say
  in what goes on as well.
• Powers for the national government delegated
  powers
• Powers for the state government reserved powers
• Powers shared between the national and the state
  are concurrent powers.

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• State Government

Federal Government
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Separation of Power

• Definition Divides the roles of government into
  3 branches, Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
• Why? So that one person or one group of people
  do not control everything and become to powerful.

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The founding fathers created separation of
powers to prevent the U.S. from a dictatorship.
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Check and Balances

• Definition Each of the 3 branches of government
  has a little control, or check, on the other 2
  branches.
• This balances power between the 3, ensuring that
  none of the branches get out of control.
• Example Federal judges (Supreme Court) are
  nominated by the President, but have to be
  approved by Congress.

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Limited Government

• Definition Everybody has to follow the same
  laws, even members of the government.
• If a Representative killed a man, he would face a
  trial just like everybody else.

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Individual Rights

• Definition Personal liberties and privileges
  that people are born with and can not be taken
  away.
• The Bill of Rights, the first Ten Amendments, was
  created to list out all of these rights so people
  know when the governments tries to take them away.

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Exit Slip

• Answer the following questions on exit slip
• 1. Which of the principles do you feel is most
  significant?
• 2. Why were the FF so determined to include these
  7 principles?
• 3. If you could add another principle, what
  would it be?