7 Principles of the Constitution7 Principles of the Constitution

PrinciplePrinciple – – a basic truth or lawa basic truth or law

One One principleprinciple of education is that all of education is that all kids can learn !kids can learn !

People live according to their People live according to their principlesprinciples… the laws of their life: … the laws of their life:

like honesty, hard work, faith, or like honesty, hard work, faith, or love.love.

7 7 principlesprinciples memory hint memory hint

PopularPopular RepublicansRepublicans Fedex Fedex Separate Separate Checks Checks Limiting Limiting InvestmentInvestment

Popular SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty RepublicanismRepublicanism FederalismFederalism Separation of PowersSeparation of Powers Checks and BalancesChecks and Balances Limited GovernmentLimited Government Individual RightsIndividual Rights

Popular SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty

Popular = Popular = peoplepeople

Sovereignty Sovereignty = = rulerule

The The peoplepeople rule by rule by voting in electionsvoting in elections

“We, the people” of the United States”

1. 2.

Popular SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty3.

RepublicanismRepublicanism RepublicRepublic – – government in which people elect government in which people elect

representatives to make laws for themrepresentatives to make laws for them

685,000 Voters elect

A representativeTo make laws

For them

CongressmanGene Green

Votes on Bills (proposed

Laws)

29th Congressional District

4.

5A

RepublicanismRepublicanism

Citizens of TexasElect 2 senatorsTo make laws for

them

Sen. Hutchinson

Sen. Cornyn

SenatorsMake Laws For

TexasCitizens

5B5C

FederalismFederalism

FederalismFederalism – – the sharing of the sharing of government power between the government power between the central (national) government and central (national) government and the states’ governmentsthe states’ governments

Centralgovernment

6A

6B 6DState

Governments

FederalismFederalism

Washington D.C. Austin, Tx

Responsible forNational stuff

Responsible forState stuff

6C 6E

FederalismFederalism

FederalPowers

State Powers

Shared Powers

6F 6H6G

Separation of PowersSeparation of Powers

National powers are divided up National powers are divided up between three branches so no one between three branches so no one branch has too much powerbranch has too much power

Executive Powers

7B

Legislative Powers

7C

Judicial Powers

7D

Congress7F

President7E

SupremeCourt 7G

7A

7B7C7D

7E7F7G

Charles MontesquieuCharles Montesquieu French noble who French noble who

wrote wrote “The Spirit of “The Spirit of the Laws”the Laws”

Urged government to Urged government to “separate into three “separate into three branches: branches: executive, executive, legislative, and legislative, and judicial.judicial.

This would allow each This would allow each branch to “branch to “check and check and balance”balance” each other ! each other !

Separation of powersSeparation of powers

7H 7I 7J

Checks & BalancesChecks & Balances

Each branch of government can use Each branch of government can use powers to limit the powers of the powers to limit the powers of the

other branchesother branches

8A

Checks & BalancesChecks & Balances

CheckCheck – – to stop or limit anotherto stop or limit another In soccer one player checks another In soccer one player checks another

by stealing the ballby stealing the ball In football one player checks another In football one player checks another

by blocking or tackling the other by blocking or tackling the other playerplayer

In hockey one player hits another In hockey one player hits another player to get control of the hockey player to get control of the hockey puckpuck

Checks & BalancesChecks & Balances

BalanceBalance – – equal, even, fair, in the equal, even, fair, in the centercenter

An athlete must have balance or they An athlete must have balance or they will fallwill fall

The states and central government The states and central government have a balance of power.have a balance of power.

Checks & BalancesChecks & Balances

Congress can pass a bill but the President can VETO the

bill and it doesn’t become a law

8B

Checks & BalancesChecks & Balances

2/3’s of House and SenateOverride the VETO

8C

Checks & BalancesChecks & Balances

Supreme Court declares laws that segregateStudents by race as UNCONSTITUTIONAL or

Against the Constitution and illegal:Judicial branch checks legislative branch

Schools for White Kids Schools for Nonwhite KidsSchools for all kids

8D

Limited GovernmentLimited Government

Everyone must obey the constitutionEveryone must obey the constitution

Even the government leaders must Even the government leaders must obey the lawsobey the laws

The law applies to allThe law applies to all 9A9B9C

Limited GovernmentLimited Government

Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Was impeached

And removed fromOffice for trying to

Sell a senatorship

South Carolina GovernorSanford is being Impeached for

Spending govt. moneyOn personal trips

9D

Individual RightsIndividual Rights

Every citizen of the United States hasEvery citizen of the United States has

unalienableunalienable rights rights ( can’t be taken( can’t be taken

away without a trial)away without a trial)

The The Bill of RightsBill of Rights is document that is document that

Guarantees our rightsGuarantees our rights

10A

10B

IndividualIndividual RightsRights

Added to compromise

With theAntifederalists

1791

10 C

IndividualIndividual RightsRights 10D -H

Individual RightsIndividual Rights

Press

Religion AssemblySpeech

Petition

RAPPS