The six Principles

Individual Rights

• Every Human Has rights and they have to be protected by the goverment
• When the constitution was written some people did not want to pass it because it did not include individual rights for individual people

Popular Sovereignty

• People who vote have power when they vote fro president,Us senator,school board and mayors
• The quote "We the people" expresses popular sovereignty

Rule of Law

• The law provides to everybody famous or not
• No matter how rich or poor the law still applies

Rule of Law

Check and balance/ separation of power

• There are 3 branches of gov. That power is split between and no Branch can act alone
• Cant pass a law unless all pass them

Independent Judicary

• Feels no pressure from Politians, controlled by check and balances but acts alone
• Cant bribe or persure the supreme court

Federalism

• Divides power between the state and central goverment
• Delegated powers are controlled by the National Goverment
• Reserved Powers are controlled by the States
• Concurrent Powers are shared between the state and National goverment