7 Principles - US Constitution - Turner

This English philosopher from the Enlightenment period challenged the idea of divine right. He did so by theorizing the idea that people have natural rights that God has given them vs rights only being given them from a monarch.

• Baron de Montesquieu

• King George III

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

This principle simply implies that people have a voice in their government by way of voting (representation). It is also understood from this principle that the very power and or authority that rest within the government comes from the people.

• Popular sovereignty

• Individual rights

• Limited government

• Checks and balances

The President can veto laws. The legislative branch can override the President's veto. The Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional. These are all examples of one branch looking over the shoulder of another branch of government.

• Popular sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

Of the various concerns colonist had about the new government, one is that the monarchical form of government gave too much power to those in authority. To combat that concern, the Constitution was written to define what our government can and can't do. Therefore, the president all the way down to the average "Joe" citizen on the street is responsible for obeying the law.

• Individual Rights

• Limited government

• Checks and balances

• Popular Sovereignty

This is the idea behind the 10th Amendment. According to our Constitution, the federal and state government are designed to share power. In short, powers that are not clearly defined by the Federal government belong to the state.

• Federalist

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Separation of powers

The genius of popular sovereignty is that you have a voice in your government. The way you do so is by voting and instead of direct participation, citizens elect representatives to "represent" them in government from local to national levels.

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Democracy

• Individual rights

The framers of our Constitution further tried to limit the power of the government by dividing the government into 3 branches; the legislative, executive and judicial branch. This is an example of.....

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Limited government

• Separation of powers

The sole purpose of the Constitution is to protect its constituents. Although it governs us all, it does so by protecting the life, liberty, property and interest of the individual. The Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the Constitution are the best examples we have of what to expect from our government.

• Checks and Balance

• Individual Rights

• Federalism

• Property Management

Where in the US Constitution would Federalist believe that individual rights already exist?

• The Preamble

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• The answer is not listed

Which key figure below is listed incorrectly to his political party?

• George Washington - Federalist

• James Madison - Anti

• Alexander Hamilton - Federalist

• Thomas Jefferson - Anti