The 7 Principles
By Nathan Rhodes
Popular Sovereignty
- What is it?
- Power given to the government from the people. A more known way to say is "Power by the people, for the people."
- A person having the right to vote for a representative.
- " We the people of the United States ... Do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America." From the constitution.
Republicanism
- What is it?
- A person transferring their power to a representative by voting (electing).
- A person voting for a representative to represent them.
- The constitution has a time frame for each position in the government limiting an
Federalism
- What is it?
- Power of national and state governments divided.
- Collecting taxes for the government.
- The articles of confederation.
Separation of powers
- What is it?
- Government power separated into three different branches which are the legislative, judicial, and executive.
- Legislator vetoing a law.
- The articles of confederation help give the legislative, executive, and judicial branches their duties.
Checks and balances
- What does it mean?
- The way that none of the three branches of government can over power each other because the powers and primal edges they have are all equal.
- Congress has the power to impeach ( also known as convict) any person from office even if they are from the other two branches.
- Article 1
Limited government
- What is it?
- Basically means that the government is not invincible because we the people are the ones that gave them that power and we can take it away just as easily.
- The government cannot do something if it disagrees the constitution.
- Says so in the constitution and the articles of the confederation.
Individual rights
- What is it?
- Unalienable rights that can't be destroyed. They consist of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Someone has the right to try to achieve happiness
- Says so in the Declaration of Independence.