Transcript Con - Willis High School

The
Constitution
The Seven Principals
(main ideas)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Separation of Power
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Republicanism
Individual rights
Popular Sovereignty
 The
government’s right to rule comes from
the people
Limited Government
 The
government has only the powers that
the Constitution gives to it
Separation of Power
 The
Constitution divides the government
into three branches



Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Checks and Balances
 Each
branch of government has the
power to check or limit the actions of the
other two
Federalism
 Division
of power between the federal
government and the states.
Republicanism
 Citizens
their will
elect representatives to carry out
Individual Rights
 The
Constitution protects individual rights
such as freedom of speech, freedom
religion.
Assignment
 Take
out a sheet of paper
 Put your heading in the top right corner
 List all seven principals of the constitution
 List real world examples for each principal