BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION



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Constitutional Principles Chart

|Basic Principle |What does it mean? |What article(s), clause, or amendment(s) |The delegates of the Constitutional |

| | |found in the Constitution are examples of |Convention were trying to prevent: |

| | |this principle? | |

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|Limited Government AKA | | | |

|Rule of Law | | | |

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|Republicanism | | | |

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|Representative Government | | | |

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|Checks and Balances | | | |

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|Federalism | | | |

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|Separation of Powers | | | |

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|Popular Sovereignty | | | |

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|“Consent of the Governed” | | | |

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|Individual Rights | | | |

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|Civil Liberties | | | |

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