Unit 1: 7 Principles of Gov.

Republicanism

• outlines the functions of the 3 branches of government

• Approve Presidential nominations, override a President's veto, impeach the President and remove him or her from office, confirm the President's nominations, impeach judges and remove them from office

• We elect representatives to represent our needs in Congress

• shared power between the state and national government

Checks and Balances

• Each branch has the ability to control and balance the powers of the other branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful

• THE PEOPLE RULE! The power rests with the people of the nation. (and FLOWS from them...) People exercise their power through VOTING

• Approve Presidential nominations, override a President's veto, impeach the President and remove him or her from office, confirm the President's nominations, impeach judges and remove them from office

• Nominate judges and veto Congressional legislation

Limited Government

• Nominate judges and veto Congressional legislation

• Approve Presidential nominations, override a President's veto, impeach the President and remove him or her from office, confirm the President's nominations, impeach judges and remove them from office

• Declare laws unconstitutional and declare presidential acts unconstitutional

• the Constitution limits the power of the US Government

Constitution

• to pass/ to accept

• document that limits the power of the US Government

• Approve Presidential nominations, override a President's veto, impeach the President and remove him or her from office, confirm the President's nominations, impeach judges and remove them from office

• Declare laws unconstitutional and declare presidential acts unconstitutional

Popular Sovereignty

• The people hold the power in government

• Nominate judges and veto Congressional legislation

• This is the belief that there must be a rule of law- everyone has to follow the law, even elected people in the government like the President or members of Congress.

• Declare laws unconstitutional and declare presidential acts unconstitutional

Separation of Powers

• Our Bill of Rights / added to the Constitution by the Anti-Federalists

• As citizens, we have rights automatically guaranteed to us by the Bill of Rights

• Outlines the functions of the 3 branches- one for each of the major functions of government.

• This is the belief that there must be a rule of law- everyone has to follow the law, even elected people in the government like the President or members of Congress.

Federalism

• each branch has the ability to control and balance the powers of the other branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful

• Our Bill of Rights / added to the Constitution by the Anti-Federalists

• to add or change

• powers that are shared between the state government and the national government

Individual Rights

• Nominate judges and veto Congressional legislation

• As citizens, we have rights automatically guaranteed to us by the Bill of Rights

• to pass/ to accept

• This is the belief that there must be a rule of law- everyone has to follow the law, even elected people in the government like the President or members of Congress.

Political Parties

• Constitution limits government power

• branch of government responsible for writing and creating laws

• Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional

• groups that candidates belong to that represent the peoples' needs during election time

Bill of Rights

• document outlines our individual rights

• document limits the power of the Constitution

• document increases the power of the government

• people hold all the power in government