Six Principles of the Constitution

• 1. Popular Sovereignty• 2. Limited Government• 3. Separation of Power• 4. Checks and balances• 5. Judicial Review• 6. Federalism

Popular Sovereignty

• All political power resides with the people

Limited Government

• Government may only do the things that people have given it the power to do

Separation of Power

• The basic powers are distributed-separated- among three independent branches of government

Checks and balances

• Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks by the other branches

Judicial Review

• The power of the courts to determine whether what government does is in accord with what the Constitution provides

Federalism

• The division of power among a central government and several regional governments