1. Warmup

2. Lecture Ch. 3 Sec. 1 The 6 Basic Principles

3. 1. Popular Sovereignty
People are the only source of governmental power
The people rule
The people created the government in the first place, by creating the Constitution

4. 2. Limited government Related to popular sovereignty
Government is NOT all-powerful
It may do only those things the people have given it the power to do
Rule of law

5. 3. Separation of Powers No unitary government
3 distinct branches of government:
Legislative
Executive
Judicial

6. 4. Checks and Balances Relates to separation of powers
Each branch has ways to “check” the powers of the other, thereby “balancing” the government

7. 5. Judicial Review One of the checks and balances
Courts have the power to declare legislative laws or presidential actions unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison
P.802

8. 6. Federalism Relates to separation of powers
The division of power among a central government and several regional governments

9. Review Ch. 3 Sec. 2 Formally Amending the Constitution
Amendment
-Changes to the written words of the Constitution
Bill of Rights
-The first ten amendments to the Constitution

10. 4 ways to formally amend the Constitution

11. Group Project
Each group will be assigned one of the six basic principles of the Constitution. On your poster paper, please creatively display the following information about your principle:
1. Term (Title)
2. Definition
3. Why (Importance of principle)
4. How (One example)
5. Symbol/Illustration