Principles of Government and Constitution

What are the main principles on which the Constitution is based?

• sovereignty

• limited government

• separation of
  powers

• checks and balances

• legislative review

What are the six main principles on which the Constitution is based?

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• judicial review

• checks and balances

• limited government

the political principle that people are the source
of all governmental power and that government requires the consent
of the governed. . .

• Anarchy
• Divine right of kings
• Popular sovereignty
• Absolute monarchy

the idea that government may only do those
things that the people have given it the power to do. . .

• Limited government
• Totalitarian rule
• Unrestricted authority
• Absolute government

the idea that government must be conducted
according to constitutional principles. . .

• Federalism
• Authoritarianism
• Anarchism
• Constitutionalism

the principle that government and its officers must always
obey the laws of the land. . .

• Judicial Review
• Separation of Powers
• Executive Authority
• Rule of Law

the principle that each of the basic powers of
government—executive, legislative, and judicial—should be wielded
by an independent branch of government. . .

• Judicial review
• Federalism
• Separation of powers
• Checks and balances

the system under which each branch of
government can check, or limit, the actions of the other branches. . .

• Separation of powers
• Judicial review
• Executive privilege
• Checks and balances

the power of a court to determine whether a
government action is constitutional or not. . .

• Judicial review
• Legislative authority
• Executive power
• Constitutional amendment

in violation of a provision of the Constitution, and
therefore illegal and of no effect. . .

• Constitutionally valid and effective.
• Legal and enforceable.
• unconstitutional

• In compliance with the law.