Unit II The Constitution The Preamble We the

Unit II The Constitution

The Preamble • “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the United States of America. ”

Six Principles of the Constitution • Popular Sovereignty • Federalism • Separation of Powers • Checks and Balances • Judicial Review • Limited Government Directions: You will be assigned one of these six principles. Using the resources available to you, research the definition of your assigned Principle. Write down the definition and then provide a definition in your own words and an example of how this principle works within the U. S. Government. Be prepared to share these with other classmates.

Six Principles of the Constitution • Popular Sovereignty- the concept that the United States government is based upon the consent of the governed. • Federalism • Separation of Powers • Checks and Balances • Judicial Review • Limited Government

Six Principles of the Constitution • Popular Sovereignty- the concept that the United States government is based upon the consent of the governed. • Federalism- the structure that exists in the American government where power is divided between national and state governments. • Separation of Powers • Checks and Balances • Judicial Review • Limited Government

Six Principles of the Constitution • Popular Sovereignty- the concept that the United States government is based upon the consent of the governed. • Federalism- the structure that exists in the American government where power is divided between national and state governments. • Separation of Powers- the limiting of the power of the central government by dividing power/duties among the 3 branches. • Checks and Balances • Judicial Review • Limited Government

Six Principles of the Constitution • Popular Sovereignty- the concept that the United States government is based upon the consent of the governed. • Federalism- the structure that exists in the American government where power is divided between national and state governments. • Separation of Powers- the limiting of the power of the central government by dividing power/duties among the 3 branches. • Checks and Balances- the system whereby each branch of government exercises some control of the others. • Judicial Review • Limited Government

Six Principles of the Constitution • Popular Sovereignty- the concept that the United States government is based upon the consent of the governed. • Federalism- the structure that exists in the American government where power is divided between national and state governments. • Separation of Powers- the limiting of the power of the central government by dividing power/duties among the 3 branches. • Checks and Balances- the system whereby each branch of government exercises some control of the others. • Judicial Review- the power of the courts to say that laws/actions of the local, state, or national government are unconstitutional. • Limited Government

Six Principles of the Constitution • Popular Sovereignty- the concept that the United States government is based upon the consent of the governed. • Federalism- the structure that exists in the American government where power is divided between national and state governments. • Separation of Powers- the limiting of the power of the central government by dividing power/duties among the 3 branches. • Checks and Balances- the system whereby each branch of government exercises some control of the others. • Judicial Review- the power of the courts to say that laws/actions of the local, state, or national government are unconstitutional. • Limited Government- the idea that the powers of the national government are limited. This is reflected in the Constitution when it specifically lists the powers granted to and prohibited to the national government.

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