Government, Citizenship, and the Constitution

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Government, Citizenship, and the Constitution Goals and Principles of the Constitution - Chapter 8 Section 1  

The Preamble Defines the Constitution’s Basic Goals To form a more perfect union - The states work together as one unified nation, not as separate nations. To establish justice - The justice system requires that the law be applied fairly to every American. To ensure domestic tranquility - The government can ensure domestic tranquility or peace and order at home.

Goals of the Constitution To provide for the common defense - To protect citizens against foreign attack, the national government can raise armies and navies. However, the military is under civilian, or nonmilitary, control. To promote the general welfare - The national government promotes the general welfare, or the well being of all its citizens. To secure the blessing of liberty - A major goal of the Constitution is to protect the liberty, or freedom, of Americans.

The Main Body of the Constitution is Divided into Seven Sections Called Articles. The Articles Describe a Framework of Government. Article I - Describes the legislative branch. Establishes powers and limits on Congress. Article II - Describes the executive branch. Establishes powers and limits of the President. Article III - Describes the judicial branch. Establishes powers and limits of the courts.

The Articles of the Constitution Article IV - Explains relations between the states. Requires states to honor one another’s laws. Sets out a system for admitting new states. Article V - Provides a process for amending the Constitution. Article VI - Says the Constitution is the “supreme law of the land.” No state law may violate the Constitution. Article VII – Sets up the procedure for states to ratify the Constitution.

The Constitution Contains Seven Basic Principles 1) Popular Sovereignty - The principle that government gets its authority from the people, therefore people have a right to change or abolish their government. 2) Limited Government - The principle that government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it. Everyone, no matter how important, must obey the law. 3) Separation of Powers - The idea of limiting government power by dividing it among different branches of government. 4) Checks and Balances - Each branch of government has power to check, or limit, actions of the other branches.

Principles of the Constitution 5) Federalism - The principle of dividing power between the federal government and the states. 6) Republicanism - A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to carry out their will. 7) Individual Rights - Individual rights include freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to trial by jury.