principles of the constitution

Question 1

principles

Answer 1

Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Bipartisanship

Question 2

What is limited government?

Answer 2

The principle that the size and scope of the federal government should be limited to only what is necessary. Avoid concentration of power and tyranny

Question 3

What is ‘Separation of powers’?:

Answer 3

The power to make political decisions (about law or
policies) is distributed among three branches of
government.

Question 4

What are checks and balances?:

Answer 4

Each branch of government controls and
influences the other two branches. Avoid a situation where one branch becomes too powerful 🡪 avoid tyranny.
By ‘spreading’ power over the different branches
and make them control each other, the system
avoids concentration of power