Basic Principles of the Constitution
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- Judicial
- The powers are separated so that no one person is all powerful, also it allows the separate branches to focus on just one job
- Constitution
- Separation of Powers
- Executive
- Legislative
- The system of checks and balances make sure that all the branches are equal, no branch is more powerful than another.
- Legislative
- Checks and Balances
- Executive
- Judicial
- The citizens of the country are in charge of the government and how it runs by voting
- Popular Sovereignty
- Ballot
- The power of the government is limited, and depends on how much the people give them. That is why we vote on things like taxes
- 3%
- 5%
- Ballot: Taxes
- Limited Government
- 21%
- 34%
- No government official is above the law. That's why if a government official were to commit a crime, the Judicial Branch would decide their punishment
- Judicial Review
- The idea to split power between a larger group and smaller group. The state government is in charge of the people within the state. The national government is in charge of the people in the nation
- National Government
- Federalism
- State Governemnt
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