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is the most influential so far.
Seven Basic Principles of the
U.S. Constitution
What is a principle?
What is a principle?
• a personal or specific basis of conduct or
rule of action
• A rule that guides our actions
7 Principles of the U.S. Constitution
What is a principle?
Vocabulary
Word
Popular
Sovereignty
Limited
Government
Separation of
Powers
Your Definition
Dictionary Definition
Words/Phrases/
Pictures associated with the word
Revised Definition
Vocabulary
Word
Checks and
Balances
Federalism
Republicanism
Individual
Rights
Your Definition
Dictionary Definition
Words/ Phrases/
Pictures associated with the word
Revised Definition
Popular
Sovereignty
What is Popular
Sovereignty?
What words can we
associate with
Popular Sovereignty?
Popular Sovereignty
Dictionary Definition:
• Government gets its authority from the
people.
Limited
Government
What words can we
What is Limited
Government? associate with Limited
Government?
Limited Government
Dictionary Definition:
• The government has ONLY the powers
that the Constitution gives it. Everyone
follows the laws, even the President.
Separation
of Powers
What is Separation
of Power?
What words can we
associate with
Separation of Power?
Separation of Powers
Dictionary Definition:
• The government is divided into three
branches: Legislative (Congress),
Executive (President), and Judicial
(Supreme Court)
Checks and
Balances
What is Checks
and Balances?
What words can we
associate with Checks
and Balances?
Checks and Balances
Dictionary Definition:
• Each branch of the government has the
power to check, or limit, the actions of the
other two.
Federalism
What is
Federalism?
What words can we
associate with
Federalism?
Federalism
Dictionary Definition:
• Division of power between the federal
government and the states
– Federal Government: coin money, declare
war, regulate trade between the states
– State Government: regulate trade within their
state, make rules for state elections, and
establish schools
Republicanism
What is
Republicanism?
What words can we
associate with
Republicanism?
Republicanism
Dictionary Definition:
• Instead of taking part directly in
government, citizens elect representatives
to carry out their wants.
Individual
Rights
What is Individual
Rights?
What words can we
associate with
Individual Rights?
Individual Rights
Dictionary Definition:
• The Constitution protects individual rights,
such as freedom of speech, freedom of
religion, and the right to a trial by jury.
These rights are listed in the Bill of Rights
ID Question 01/05/2011
• The most influential principle of the
Constitution is ___________ because