13 Individual Rights
- A Personal liberties and privileges
- B Rights that you are born with
14 Examples
- A Bill of Rights
- B Freedom of speech
- C Right to bear arms
- D Protection against unreasonable search and seizure
11 Limited Government
- A Everyone has to follow the same laws even members of the government
- B No one is above the law
- C Limiting the power of the government over the people
12 Examples
- A If a congressman gets pulled over for speeding they should get a ticket like everyone else
9 Checks and Balances
- A Each branch of government has a way to check the power of the other two in order to keep the power balanced
10 Examples
- A Legislative Checks: Have to approve of Executive branch appointments
- B Executive Check: Can veto a law
- C Judicial Branch: Can declare a law unconstitutional (Judicial Review)
7 Separation of Power
- A Power is divided into three branches of government
- B So no one person or group has too much control
8 Examples
- A Legislative Branch: Makes Law
- B Executive Branch: Enforces Law
- C Judicial Branch: hears cases on the laws (Interprets the law)
6 Examples
- A Enumerated Powers
- 1 Powers held by the national government
- B Concurrent Powers
- 1Powers help by both the National and State governments
- C Reserved Powers
- 1 Powers left to the States
5 Federalism
- A How power is shared between the local, State, and the National (Federal) government
- B Both can pass and enforce laws
4 Examples
- A Elect Congressmen
- B Elect Senators
3 Republicanism
- A Citizens elect representatives that go to Washington and vote for them
- B We are a Republic NOT a democracy (everyone can't vote for everything)
2 Examples
- A The people vote on issues
- B People run for government offices
- C You can support campaigns
- D You can protest
1 Popular Sovereignty
- A Power comes from the people
- B The government gets its power from the people
- C The people are the government
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