Transcript Who’s Who? - Galena Park Independent School District

What’s
What?
In the Principles of the Constitution
A government in which the
people rule.

The Preamble clearly spells
out who has the power.
The principle that requires ALL
U.S. citizens, including
government leaders, to follow the
law.
This prevents the abuse
of power by the
government
Personal liberty and
privilege guarantee to
U.S. citizens by the Bill
of Rights.
A system of govt.
in which power is
divided, or shared,
between a central
govt. and states.
How power
is divided in
government
The division of basic govt. into
branches. No one branch is given
all of the power.
The people exercise
their power by voting
for their political
representatives
(not popular
sovereignty)
The ability of each branch of govt. to
exercise checks, or controls, over the
other branches.
How power is
evenly
distributed
The principle that the Supreme
Court has the final say in
interpreting the Constitution.