1. Six Principles Row Race

2. People are the source of the government’s power

3. The President has the power to veto laws passed by Congress

4. The government is not all powerful

5. The Supreme Court can declare laws unconsitutional – to declare illegal, null and voicd

6. The federal government’s basic powers are distributed among the three distinct and independent branches.

7. We do not have a unitary government like Great Britain

8. This includes the concept of Constiutionalism
This includes the concept of Constiutionalism. The government must be conducted according to Constitutional principles.

9. Found in the Preamble of the Constitution – “We the People”

10. James Madison said this principle helps avoid tyranny because it prevent one branch from gaining too much power

11. The case of Marbury vs. Madison established this principle
The case of Marbury vs. Madison established this principle. Another example – Brown vs. Board of Education

12. Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional restraints by the other branches.

13. Division of power between central and several regional governments

14. This principle includes the concept of rule of law – government and its officials are subject to the law, never above it.

15. The President’s Supreme Court appointees must be approved by Congress

16. The power to decide whether the actions of our government are constitutional.

17. We are no longer a confederacy as under the Articles of Confederation

18. Constitutional amendments are proposed at the national level and ratified (approved) at the state level.