1. SIX PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION:
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism

2. 1. Separation of Powers
A way of dividing the power among the three branches of government, in which members of the House of Representative, members of the Senate, the President, and the federal courts are selected by and responsible to different constituencies

3. 2. Checks and Balances
A government structure that gives each of the three branches of government some degree of oversight and control over the actions of others

4. 3. Limited government
A type of government in which the functions and powers of authority are written, limited, and restricted by law to protect the citizens

5. 4. Popular Sovereignty
The people have the power.

6. 5. Rule of Law
everyone, including government officials, must obey the law

7. 6. Federalism
How does this system divide powers between a central government and state governments?

8. What is Federalism?
A system of government where powers are equally divided between state and local governments
Provides specific powers for the national level and the state level
No one level, acting alone, can change those powers

9. 10th Amendment What does this mean?
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
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What does this mean?
Why is the 10th Amendment important to preserving federalism?

10. Division of Powers
Expressed Powers – granted to the United States government through the Constitution
Implied Powers
Inherent Powers
Reserved Powers – granted to the state governments
Concurrent Powers- powers granted to the United States government and state governments

12. Expressed Powers Powers expressly written in the Constitution
Collect taxes
Regulate foreign trade
Maintain an armed forces (military)
Declare war
Coin money
Special powers to the president
Pardons, make treaties, command the army

13. Reserved Powers
States can create laws simply because the Constitution doesn’t say they cannot.
Marriage laws
Driving laws
Licensing (plumbers, hairdressers, lawyers)
Creating public school systems
College and University systems
Gambling
Ehrlich and slot machines
The United States government can’t create these laws because the Constitution doesn’t given them the power to.

14. Concurrent Powers
Concurrent – powers shared by the national and state governments
Collect taxes
Create and enforce laws
Eminent domain