6 PRINCIPLES OF OUR GOVERNMENT
LIMITED GOVERNMENT Framers afraid of Monarchy Gave GOV specific powers –Articles 1-3 Gave GOV restrictions on limits of individual freedoms-Bill of Rights Made it so GOV is not above the law-Rule of Law
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY PEOPLE ARE THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF POWER AND AUTHORITY
SEPARATION OF POWERS Prevented the rise of tyranny 3 branches of GOV No branch could dominate the other
Checks and Balances Each branch independent But also has power over the others
JUDICIAL REVIEW Whether passed laws violate the CONSTITUTION Not Specifically stated in the Constitution
FEDERALISM SOME LAWS APPLY TO FEDERAL GOV SOME LAWS APPLY TO STATE GOV