Principles of the Constitution

Match the following Principles of the Constitution:

• People have the POWER!

• Separation of Powers

• The Government is divided in 3 Branches

• Limited Government

• Federal Govt shares power with states

• Checks and Balances

• Govt is limited to only what's written

• Federalism

• 3 Branches check power of the others

• Popular Sovereignty

Match the following Principles of the Constitution:

• Branches check each other's powers

• Republicanism

• Includes the Bill of Rights for Citizens

• Federalism

• Govt divided into 3 equal branches

• Individual Rights

• Voting for representatives

• Checks and Balances

• How States and Fed govt share power

• Separation of Powers

An example of the principle of Republicanism would be...

• Congress makes laws that need a majority to pass

• African American men voting in the 1872 election

• The 9 Judges on the Supreme Court deciding a case

• A president vetoes a law created by Congress

An example of Federalism would be...

• A President can veto a law Congress makes

• The 10th Amendment that says States have powers the Federal Govt doesn't have listed

• People voting for representatives

• The Supreme Court rules on a controversial law

An example of Checks and Balances would be...

• People vote for their local representatives

• The Supreme Court decides whether a new law Congress made is constitutional

• Texas building highways

• The Bill of Rights

An Example of Separation of Powers is...

• The state highway system

• The Judicial, Executive, and Legislative Branches of government

• People voting for the president they want

• The 1st Amendment (freedom of speech)