Constitution of the USA 1787 6th Grade

The principle that a government's power is derived from the people.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Consent of the governed

• Republic

• Limited Government

Government only has the power that's been given to it.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Consent of the governed

• Republic

• Limited Government

A system that divides power between a central government and smaller units of government like the states.

• Federalism

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

Principle that society is governed by laws, not people, and that even the government must follow the law.

• Federalism

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

Gives each branch the ability to restrain certain actions the other branches take.

• Checks and Balances

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

The powers of the government are divided into 3 branches

• federalism
• checks and balances
• Separation of powers
• Limited government

-rights guaranteed to people by the Bill of Rights (speech, religion, trial by jury)

• 3 Branches of Government 
• Limited Government 
• Individual Rights
• Separation of Powers

-What are the three Branches of Government?

• Supreme Court, Principal, Congress
• Legal, congress, president 
• Legislative, Executive, Judicial 
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-rights guaranteed to people by the Bill of Rights (speech, religion, trial by jury)

• 3 Branches of Government 
• Limited Government 
• Individual Rights
• Separation of Powers

- Idea that government power is divided/shared between the national and state levels.

• Repubicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Federalism