1. The United States Constitution

2. Constitution Outlined
Preamble –
Short Introduction
Article I –
Legislative Branch
Article II –
Executive Branch
Article III –
Judicial Branch
Article IV –
Relationships between States
Article V –
Amending the Constitution
Article VI –
Constitution is the Supreme National Law
Article VII –
Ratification Process

3. Six Basic Principles
Popular Sovereignty – the government gets all of its power from the people.
Limited Government – gov’t can only do the things that the people have given them power to do.
Separation of Powers – Each branch (legislative, executive, judicial) has their own distinct job descriptions.

5. Six Basic Principles
Checks and Balances – each branch is provided duties to check the power of the other branches…prevents an imbalance of power.
Judicial Review – The power of the courts (USSC in particular) to determine whether government is working within its Constitutional means.
Federalism – Sharing of power between a central government and several (50 state) governments.