PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION

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PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION

• NOTES

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I. 4 Principles of the Constitution

• A. Popular Sovereignty
• 1. the govt gets its power from the consent of
  the governed
• 2. practiced through elections

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• B. Limited Government (from Magna Carta)
• 1. anything that limits the power of govt
• a. Ex Bill of Rights
• b. Ex Denied Powers
• C. Separation of Powers
• 1. divides govt powers between 3 branches (LEJ)
• 2. use checks and balances to prevent any one
  branch from getting too much power
• a. Ex veto when the President rejects a bill
  by Congress (executive Checking legislative)
• b. Ex override Congress can overturn
  Presidents veto with 2/3 vote (legislative
  Checking executive)

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D. Federalism

• A. dividing powers between state and federal
  govt
• 1. Enumerated (expressed) powers powers
  written in the Constitution given to federal
  govt (war, military, money)
• 2. Implied powers powers given to federal
  govt NOT WRITTEN in the Constitution (Necessary
  and Proper Clause)
• 3. Reserved Powers anything not in the
  Constitution is reserved for states (education,
  marriage, drivers license)
• 4. Concurrent Powers powers shared between
  state and federal govt (taxes and courts)
• 5. Denied Powers things that NO level of
  govt can do (ex post facto, writ of habeus
  corpus, bill of attainder)