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Six Basic Principles of the U.S. Constitution. 1) Popular Sovereignty. popular. sovereignty. 2) Limited Government. What we say goes!. 3) Separation of Powers. White House. Executive Branch. Judicial Branch. HofR. Legislative Branch. S. Supreme Court. Capitol.
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1) Popular Sovereignty popular sovereignty
2) Limited Government What we say goes!
3) Separation of Powers White House Executive Branch Judicial Branch HofR Legislative Branch S Supreme Court Capitol
Examples of Checks and Balances 1. The president gets to _nominate_____ justices, BUT the Senate gets to ___approve_____ or reject the appointments.
Examples of Checks and Balances 2. The president signs __treaties______ with other nations, BUT the Senate gets to ___approve_______ or reject the treaties.
Examples of Checks and Balances 3. The Congress (Legislative Branch – Senate and the HofR) writes new laws, BUT the __President____________ gets to __sign____________ or __veto__________ the law. If the president vetoes the law, Congress can still ___override_____ his/her veto with 2/3 vote of each house. Furthermore, the Supreme___ _Court________ gets to decide if the laws are _constitutional____ or unconstitutional.
Examples of Checks and Balances 4. The president is the Commander and Chief of the military, BUT only Congress can ____declare_______ __war_______.
5) Judicial Review That is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!