1. Five principles of the constitution

2. What is a principle?
A basic guiding rule or idea

3. What are principles that guide your life?
What are some basic ideas or rules you live by?
For me these basic principles guide my life:
1. Treat others the way I want to be treated
2. Tell and show my family and friends the “I
love them”
3. Financially live within my means
4. Eat well, exercise often and get enough sleep
5. Find joy in the little things
6. Learn from my mistakes and do not repeat them.

4. Five principles of the constitution
Rules that the framers referred back to when writing the Constitution
Values that guided what the delegates included in the Constitution

5. Principle 1: the people rule
America will have….
Popular sovereignty: People hold the final authority
Representative Government: Government in which people indirectly exercise power by electing leaders (voting)

6. Principle 2: limited government
Government has powers granted by the people
People give the government its power
If people do not like the way government is working they can take the power away
Rule of Law – Both those who govern (leaders) and those who are governed (people) must obey the law - No one is above the law
Government limited by the Constitution (written document)
Man is not free
unless government
is limited “
Ronald Reagan

7. Principle 3: federalism Division of power between levels of government
I. National (Federal) Government
a. Delegated(listed) powers in Constitution
b. Deals with National issues
II. State Government
a. Reserved (leftover) powers – any powers not granted to the federal government are given to states
b. Deals with local issues (Amendment 10)
III. Concurrent Powers – powers shared by both the national and state governments(ex. taxes)

8. federalism
What does the carton say or imply about the relationship between federal and state governments?

9. Principle 4: separation of powers
MAKES LAWS
ENFORCES LAWS
INTERPRETS LAWS

10. PRINCIPLE 5: CHECKS AND BALANCES
LEGISLATIVE (CONGRESS) – passes bill that President can sign into law or veto (reject) (Executive checking Legislative)
EXECUTIVE (PRESIDENT) – can veto bills; Congress can override veto with 2/3 vote of both houses; Congress can impeach President (Legislative checking Executive)
JUDICIAL (COURTS) – President appoints judges
approved by Senate; Supreme Court
can propose changes to the Constitution
and overturn court decisions (Executive
Checking Judicial; Judicial checking
Legislative