Principles Of Constitution
Published on Dec 11, 2015
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Popular Sovereignty
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This is where the people rule and have a say in what the people want. They technically govern themselves.
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Republicanism
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This is where the people vote for who they would want for political representatives.
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Federalism
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This is the system of government that the farmers turned to in which the power is divided between the central government and smaller political units like states. They each have power but reserved power for the states and national government.
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This is the division of the government roles into branches.
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Each branch of the government can exercise checks, or controls, over the other branches. The branches of government are separate and rely on each of them to do their work.
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This is related closely to the rule of law. The American government everyone, citizens and powerful people alike, must follow and obey the laws.
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People in the government cannot control what people write or say.
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