Principles of Government & the Constitution. What are your Principles? What is a principle ? A principle is a basic rule that guides or influences thought.

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Principles of Government & the Constitution

What are your Principles? What is a principle ? A principle is a basic rule that guides or influences thought or action. In other words, principles guide our decision-making. We want to make decisions that support our principles.

These Principles Include The United States government has principles just like you do. The government follows these principles when it makes rules and policies. popular sovereignty federalism separation of powers checks and balances judicial review majority rule Rule of Law/Limited Gov

Popular Sovereignty Popular sovereignty is a principle of government and means rule by the people. The government can exist only with the consent of the governed.

Ways people tell their government what they want? elections peaceful demonstrations public protests petitions letter writing campaigns television advertisements

Think About It "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness..." Explain what this means: _______________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ ________

Federalism Under the federal system, power is divided between national (federal) and state governments. In the federal system, the national (federal) government acts for the country as a whole and the states have power over local matters. EX: The national (federal) government initiated the No Child Left Behind mandate (law) but each state creates its own way of testing students to determine graduation requirements

Powers The Constitution lists the powers of the national government. Declare war Print money Provide post offices Maintain the armed forces The Constitution leaves many powers to states. The following are examples of the state government ’ s list of things to do: Build and maintain schools Issue drivers licenses Conduct elections

Rule of Law Rule of law is a principle of government in which the law applies to government officials as much as to ordinary citizens. Elected officials do not receive special treatment; they have to follow the same laws the citizens of the United States follow. EX: President Nixon

Separation of Powers Separation of powers is a principle of government written in the U.S. Constitution in which the power of government is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

Who Does What? The Legislative Branch makes the laws. The Executive Branch enforces or carries out the laws. The Judicial Branch interprets or explains the meaning of the laws.

Checks and Balances Checks and balances mean that no one branch of government can become more powerful than another branch of government.

Judicial Review Judicial review is the power of the judicial branch of government (the courts) to decide if acts of the legislative or executive branches of government violate the nation ’ s constitution.

Precedent A precedent is an understanding that results from a decision. For example, if your parents let you stay out very late this weekend, what would you expect next weekend? Of course, you would expect to stay out late again. Your parents set a precedent. So, the power of judicial review is a precedent that was set as a result of a decision that the Supreme Court made in Marbury v. Madison.

Majority Rule Majority rule is a principle of government which allows that the greater number of citizens in any political unit such as a state or town to select officials and determine policies. Those with the lesser number of citizens are referred to as the minority.

Practice “ The purse and the sword shall not be in the same hands ” George Mason Which of these principles of government is expressed by this statement? A) Rule of law B) Executive Privilege C) Popular Sovereignty D) Separation of powers Pratice Polls