7 Principles Of The Constitution
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
- A gov. in which the people rule.
- Based on idea of classical liberalism.
- This means they participate by voting.
- Ex: people can run for office, campaign for individuals who run, or protest.
REPUBLICANISM
- People vote for people to represent their own views.
- ^representative government
- You can't have the whole population vote on everything, so you vote on people.
- Your similar beliefs are shared with the representers so you can be heard.
FEDERALISM
- Powers are shared by the state and national government.
- Our system- national gov. has lots of power but states also have a major say in what happens.
- Powers for national gov- delegated powers
- Powers for state government- reserved powers
- Powers shared between national and state gov are concurrent powers.
SEPARATION OF POWERS
- Divides the roles of government into three branches.
- Judicial ( supreme court), executive (president), legislative (congress)
- Why? So that one person or 1 group of people don't control everything and become too powerful.
CHECK AND BALANCES
- Each of the three branches of gov. 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.
- Ex:federal judges are nominated by Pres. but have to be approved by Congress.
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
- Everybody has to follow the same laws, even members of the government.
- Ex:if a representative killed a man,he would have to face trial like everyone else.
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
- Personal liberties & privileges that people are born with and can't be taken away.
- The Bill Of Rights, the first ten amendments, was created to list out all of the rights.
- So people know when the government is trying to take them away.
