Download The 6 Principles of the US Constitution

CH 3- SECT 1
THE 6 PRINCIPALS OF THE US
CONSTITUTION
1. Popular Sovereignty
2. Limited Government
3. Separation of powers
4. Checks and Balances
5. Judicial Review
6. Federalism
THE CONSTITUTION IS
BUILT ON 6 PRINCIPLES
Preamble
1.
Article I
2.
Article II
3.
4.
Article III
5.
Article IV
6.
Article V
Article VI
Article VI
THE CONSTITUTION IS BUILT ON 6 PRINCIPLES
Preamble
The People rule
1. Popular sovereignty
Art I Legislative Branch
3 separate branches
2. Separation of Powers
Art II Executive Branch
-Powers granted & denied
-Powers overlap
3. Limited Govt
4. Checks and Balances
Article III Judicial Branch Power to declare laws
“ Unconstitutional”
5. Judicial Review
Art IV Relations among
the States
-Creates Federal Structure
-States have
“reserved powers”
6. Federalism
Art V
Amendment
Process
Involves both Natl and
State Govts.
Federalism
Art VI
Supremacy
Clause
National Law supreme
over State Law
Federalism
Ratified by States
Federalism
Art VII Ratification
THE 6 PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION
 Preamble-“We the people”
-6 purposes:
more perfect union
justice
peace
protection
general welfare
liberty
1.
Popular
Sovereignty
SEPARATION OF POWER
2.Art I
Legislature
Art II
Executive
Art III
Judicial
Separate
* Structure/ term/
qualifications
* Manner of Election
2 . Separation of
Power
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
CHECKS & BALANCES
3. Limited Government
*Each article
includes“ enumerated”
Powers that are
delegated & denied.
10 th Amendment=
Reserved Powers for the
states.
4. Checks & Balances
Powers that
affect the other
two branches.
Each branch is
subject to
restraints by the
other 2 branches.

5. JUDICIAL REVIEW
* Power is not literally in the Constitution, so how do
we know the framers intended to give the Judicial
Branch this power???
 5.Art III= “one supreme cour t” = courts have the FINAL say on
questions concerning laws
and acts of government.
 Federalist Papers #78 & #51 = Judicial power is
…”precaution against possible dominance
of one branch of the government over the other.”
 Established in the case Marbur y V. Madison
6. FEDERALISM
6. Art IV
- Rights and
Duties of the
states
-Guarantees to
the states
6. Federalism
Also…
- Limited Govt,
-Sep of power
ART V THE AMENDMENT PROCESS
- Both National
and state govts
play a role.
-People can
petition
Congress to call
for a convention.
Federalism
ART VI THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE
* Created:
- “Ladder of Supremacy”
1. Constitution
2. Federal Laws &
Treaties
3. State Constitutions
4. State Laws
- Federal structure
- Union
=Federal structure =
gave up state sovereignty
Federalism
Judicial
Review
ART VII RATIFICATION PROCESS
*Process for the
adoption of the
new government
& constitution.
* Constitution had
to be adopted by
the People, at
conventions in
each State.

Federalism
National
Government
and
State Government