Principles of the U.S. Constitution

freedoms that people have the must be protected by the government

• Reserved Powers

• Federalism

• Individual Rights

• checks and balances

The ability of each branch to prevent the other branches from being too powerful

• Limited Government

• Republic

• Popular Sovereignty

• checks and balances

Power is shared between the national government and the state governments

• Federalism

• Power of the People

• Republic

• Enumerated Powers

The power of government comes from the people

• Individual Rights

• Republic

• Popular Sovereignty

• Concurrent Powers

Power of government in the U.S. is divided between three branches

• Separation of Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Reserved powers

• Concurrent powers

Limited Government

• The ability of each branch to prevent the other branches from being too powerful

• A system of government in which the people elect representatives in government

• The power of government comes from the people

• the power of government is restricted