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Constitution vocab

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CONSTITUTION TERMS

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE
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REPUBLICANISM

PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED
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LIMITED GOVERNMENT

THE POWERS THAT GOVERNMENT DOES HAVE AND POWERS IT DOESN'T HAVE
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FEDERALISM

DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS
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SEPERATION OF POWERS

POWER IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE BRANCHES

CHECKS AND BALANCES

EACH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT CAN LIMIT OR CHECK THE POWER
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INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

THE BILL OF RIGHTS WAS WRITTEN TO PROTECT BASIC LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS