16 constitutional principles
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Limited Government
-belief that a gov’ts powers shouldbe limited
-the rule of law
-protects against abusivegovernment
-majority rule is not alwaysacceptable
-prevents abuse by factions
-Constitution listed powers not givento the government and rights thatare to be guaranteed.
Checks and Balances
-system designed to have theseparate parts of governmentwatch over each other
-Executive
-Legislative
-Judicial
Separation of Powers
-philosophy that the bestgovernment is one where thefunctions of governing are divided.
-keep the individual parts frombecoming abusive
-executive
-legislative
-judicial
Popular Sovereignty
-the right of the people to rulethemselves
-direct democracy
-history of town meetings topractice self gov’t
-representative democracy
-carried out through elections
-elected representative rule onour behalf
Federalism
-Federalism
-system of two or moregovernments that operatetogether and share powers overcitizens (federal, state, local)
-gives greater control to thegovernments closest to the citizen
-local
-state
-national
Enumerated Powers
-Enumerated, delegated,expressed, exclusive
-these are the names given topowers that are given to theFederal government by theConstitution
-declare war, make peace, maketreaties, naturalization andcitizenship, immigration, printingcurrency, regulate interstatecommerce, postal system…
Enumerated Powers
-Enumerated, delegated,expressed, exclusive
-these are the names given topowers that are given to theFederal government by theConstitution
-declare war, make peace, maketreaties, naturalization andcitizenship, immigration, printingcurrency, regulate interstatecommerce, postal system…
Concurrent Powers
-Concurrent powers
-powers that are shared by thedifferent levels of government
-making laws, enforcing laws,borrowing money, taxing, providefor welfare and safety of citizens
Reserved Powers
-Reserved Powers
-these are powers that are givento the state governments underthe Federalism system
-state commerce, education, localgovernment, control voting,welfare and safety of citizens