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The Six Basic Principles Of the U.S. Constitution

Articles of the Constitution Section Subject Preamble States the purpose of the Constitution Article I Legislative Branch Article II Executive Branch Article III Judicial Branch Article IV Relations among the States Article V Amending the Constitution Article VI National debts, supremacy of law, oaths of office Article VII Ratifying the Constitution

The Basic Principles Popular Sovereignty Preamble: “We the People of the United States...” Power comes from the people People give power through the Constitution Limited Government Constitutionalism - govt. must obey Constitutional law “Congress shall make no law...”

The Basic Principles Separation of Powers 3 branches of government “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” ~The Federalist No. 47 Separation of Powers 3 branches of government Stronger govt. but limited power Checks and Balances Each branch of govt. is subject to restraint Prevents “an unjust combination of the majority.”

The Basic Principles Judicial Review Power of courts to determine if govt. acts are Constitutional Not actually “stated” in the Constitution The Federalist Papers Federalism Central govt. & several regional govts.