7 Principles of Government

A plan of government is:

• A Bill of Rights
• A Declaration of Independence
• A Constitution

The structure of the Executive branch is:

• Governor, attorney-general, appointees
• Bicameral: Senate and House of Representatives
• Supreme Court, county courts, local courts

The structure of the Legislative branch is:

• Governor, attorney-general, appointees
• Bicameral: Senate and House of Representatives
• Supreme Court, county courts, local courts

The structure of the Judicial branch is:

• Governor, attorney-general, appointees
• Bicameral: Senate and House of Representatives
• Supreme Court, county courts, local courts

The function of the Executive branch is:

• To make the laws
• To see that the laws are carried out
• To decide if laws are fair; try civil and criminal cases

The function of the Legislative branch is:

• To make the laws
• To see that the laws are carried out
• To decide if laws are fair; try civil and criminal cases

The function of the Judicial branch is:

• To make the laws
• To see that the laws are carried out
• To decide if laws are fair; try civil and criminal cases

The principle that "people rule"

• Popular Sovereignty
• Limited Power of Government
• Federalism

The principle that the government should not have too much power

• Popular Sovereignty
• Limited Power of Government
• Federalism

The principle that the state and federal government have shared and separate powers

• Popular Sovereignty
• Limited Power of Government
• Federalism