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Understanding the Principles of the Constitution

Dive deep into the 7 Principles of the Constitution and understand their significance. This educational resource explores fundamental concepts such as individual rights, separation of powers, checks and balances, limited government, popular sovereignty, republicanism, and federalism. Learn how these principles work together to protect democracy and ensure that the government remains in service to the people. Engage with fun activities and examples that reinforce your understanding of these essential rules that govern our society.

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Understanding the Principles of the Constitution

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  1. 7 Principles of the Constitution Get out your Vocab 2 Please!!!

  2. Principle vs. Principal • Principle –a fundamental rule • Principal >>>>>>

  3. 7 Principles of the … • When I say Rulebook… • YOU SAY… • CONSTITUTION!!!

  4. Thumbs Up if… • You can name a right that we learned last week... • Thumbs up if… • You can correctly do all the hand signs for the Bill of Rights… • Let’s practice!

  5. Individual / Natural / Unalienable Rights • You just named a Principle of the Constitution. • These are rights that CANNOT be taken away from you. • They belong to you from birth!

  6. Individual Rights • You also have the right to… • Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness!

  7. Separation of Powers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnqk-yGzYYg

  8. Separation of powers

  9. Checks and Balances • Each branch can CHECK and BALANCE the other to make sure they don’t get too much power! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO1zrnR6q7g • Example – Judges (J)can declare laws (L) unconstitutional

  10. Limited Government • What if the President of the United States murdered someone on the side of the road? • What would happen to him? • Discuss with your partner for 1 minute.

  11. Limited Government • The President would be arrested and taken to jail!!!! • Law is over the Government! • The government ONLY has the powers given to it by the Constitution. • L • G

  12. Popular Sovereignty • Population = PEOPLE • http://www.census.gov/popclock/ • Reign = RULE • Popular Sovereignty = PEOPLE RULE

  13. Popular Sovereignty • How do the people have power? • Through voting!

  14. Republicanism Remember the website that had the US Population at the top… http://www.census.gov/popclock/ Do you think we could fit all of those people in the US Capital to have them all vote at once?

  15. Republicanism • No way! • Republicanism is when we choose representatives to govern FOR US! REP

  16. Federalism • National – USA • State – TX • Local – City / County

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