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The Six Basic Principles of the Constitution

The Six Basic Principles of the Constitution. For Your Information. Objective: Students will be able to identify and explain the six basic principles of the Constitution Thinking Skill: Demonstrate understanding of concepts. Information. Written in 1787 Took effect 1789

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The Six Basic Principles of the Constitution

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  1. The Six Basic Principlesof the Constitution

  2. For Your Information • Objective: Students will be able to identify and explain the six basic principles of the Constitution • Thinking Skill: Demonstrate understanding of concepts

  3. Information • Written in 1787 • Took effect 1789 • Vitally important and vibrant document • “Supreme Law of the Land” • Lays out basic framework and procedures of our government • Sets out the limits within which that government must conduct itself

  4. Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation • States were fiercely independent • Weaknesses: • Instability of Union • No Judicial Branch • Powerless Executive Branch • No Power to Regulate Commerce • No Power to Tax • Couldn’t provide for national defense • Each state had one vote, regardless of size • 9 of 13 required for law; Unanimous to amend

  5. Compromises • Great Compromise • 3/5 Compromise (ended with 13th Amt. in 1865) • Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

  6. Injustices in the Constitution • Amendments making the Constitutionre inclusive: • African Americans (13th, 14th, 15th) • Women (14th, 19th) • Native Americans (14th)

  7. Popular Sovereignty • The people have supreme authority • the ‘consent of the governed’

  8. Limited Government • Government has ONLY the powers given to it by the people • Rule of Law / Constitutionalism: Leaders are never above the law

  9. Separation of Powers • Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary powers separated into 3 branches • Compare to Parliamentary system: Parliament is supreme and has both legislative and executive powers

  10. Checks and Balances • Each branch restrained by other branches • makes compromise necessary • prevents tyranny of majority

  11. Judicial Review • One of checks and balances • Courts may rule that a law or an action of an executive officer is unconstitutional • Not mentioned in the Constitution

  12. Federalism • Power divided b/w national and state governments • Powers not granted to the national govt. are reserved to the states

  13. Preamble Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII Purpose Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch Relations among Sts. Amending Nt. Debts, supremacy of national law, oaths Ratifying Constitution U.S. ConstitutionSection Subject

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