7 Principles of the Constitution
7 Principles of the Constitution
These principles (D: rule or standard) were built into the Constitution for the purpose of limiting the power of the national government.
Activity: Find support for each principle in the Constitution (pg 233-254) and then label & sketch/illustrate each principle:
| PRINCIPLE |SUPPORT FROM CONSTITUTION (Article, Section, Amendments) |
|Popular Sovereignty – popular referring to the people, | |
|sovereignty referring to supreme power; government is | |
|subject to the will of the people. | |
|Republicanism – People elect their political representatives| |
| | |
|Limited government – The Constitution limits the actions of | |
|government by specifically listing the powers the government| |
|has and doesn’t have (enumerated powers). | |
|Federalism – Power is divided & shared between national and | |
|state governments | |
|(delegated, reserved, concurrent) | |
|Separation of Powers – Each of the three branches of | |
|government has its own responsibilities. | |
|Checks and Balances - Each branch of government holds some | |
|control over the other two branches so each "checks" (or | |
|limits) the power of the others. | |
|Individual Rights - Basic liberties & rights of all citizens| |
|are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. | |
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