PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION

FEDERALISM

• Each governments have something or power in them.
• Federalism is based on the dissolution of empires
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INDEPENDENT Judiciary

• The judicial branch does not have to judge our beliefs.
• They have the ultimate responsibility for decisions regarding freedoms
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

• The sovereignty of the people is the principle that authorities of a state and government
• A broad political principle originally advanced by members of the English parliament in the 1640s
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RULE Of LAW

• The legal principle that law should govern a nation.
• The rule of law is an ambiguous term that can mean different things in different contexts.
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SEPARATION OF POWERS/ CHECKS AND BALANCES

• The no one branch can do anything they want without the branches government.
• Is a doctrine that is often believed to rest at foundation of the u.s. constitution.
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INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

• Liberties to pursue life and goals.
• The concept of individual rights is the foundation of objectivist politics.
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