Camryn Blanchard
Seven Principles of the Constitution
Popular Sovereignty
This means the people participate by voting.
Example: people can run for office, campaign for individuals for who run, or protest decisions made by others.
Republicanism
This means: You can't have the whole population vote on everything, so you vote on people who share similar beliefs and allow them to vote.
Federalism
This means: In our system, the national governments ones have ultimate authority, but states have a lot to say in what goes on as well.
Examples of powers:
•powers for the national: Delegated Powers
•powers for the state: Reserved Powers
•powers shared between both the state and national are concurrent powers.
Separation of Powers
This means: So one person or one group of people do not control everything and become to powerful.
Checks and Balances
This balances power between the 3, ensuring that none of the branches get out of control.
Example: Federal judges are nominated by the president, but have to be approved by Congress.
Limited Governments
This means: Everyone has to follow the same laws, even members of the government.
Example: If a Representative killed a man, he would face a trial jury just like everybody else.
Individual Rights
This Means: The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments, was created to list out all of these rights so people know when the government tries to take them away.