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The 6 Basic Principles of the Constitution

Explore the fundamental principles of the Constitution including popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism. Real-life examples and constitutional provisions demonstrate how these principles shape the functioning of the government.

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The 6 Basic Principles of the Constitution

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  1. The 6 Basic Principles of the Constitution

  2. Popular Sovereignty • The people are the only source for ALL government power • Constitution example: “we the people” • Real life example: referendum, elections

  3. Limited Government (rule of law) • Government and its officers are always subject to-never above-the law • Constitution example: the House of Reps. has the power to impeach elected officials • Real life example: the Pres. is subject to the law and can be charged with a crime

  4. Separation of Powers • Basic government powers are distributed among 3 distinct and independent branches

  5. Legislative Branch Congress makes the Laws • Represent the states (Republic)

  6. Executive Branch • Led by the President • Represent the people • Carries out the laws

  7. Judicial Branch • Led by the Supreme Court • Interprets the laws

  8. Checks and Balances • Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional restraints by the other branches • Inherently creates a system of compromise

  9. Checks and balances

  10. Judicial Review • Power of the courts to declare an act of government to be unconstitutional • Not stated in Constitution---outlined in Marbury v. Madison

  11. Marbury v. Madison First time this was implemented by the courts d

  12. Brown v. Board of Education (1954): declared laws requiring segregation to be unconstitutional

  13. Roe v. Wade (1973): declared law prohibiting abortion to be unconstitutional

  14. Texas v. Johnson (1988) • Declared law prohibiting flag burning to be unconstitutional

  15. Federalism Division of power between the national government and the state/local governments

  16. Federalism

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