What are the 6 constitutional concepts?

The six underlying principles of the Constitution are popular sovereignty, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and limited government.

What are the 7 enumerated powers?

Specific powers These are commonly known as the enumerated powers, and they cover such areas as the rights to collect taxes, regulate foreign and domestic commerce, coin money, declare war, support an army and navy, and establish lower federal courts.

What does federalism mean?

Federalism is a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government. Both the national government and the smaller political subdivisions have the power to make laws and both have a certain level of autonomy from each other.

What are the two key principles of government?

Principles of Government

• Limited government.
• Separation of powers.
• Checks and balances.
• Federalism.

What is expressed power?

Delegated (sometimes called enumerated or expressed) powers are specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. This includes the power to coin money, to regulate commerce, to declare war, to raise and maintain armed forces, and to establish a Post Office.

Should the government be allowed to keep certain information secret?

As much as there may be corrupt people within the government, there will be similar consequences by allowing access to certain information. Some information is kept secret for a reason: to protect us, and to allow it to keep its effectiveness by making sure the enemies don’t see it.

Is the preamble to the Constitution a source of substantive power?

The Court declared: “Although that Preamble indicates the general purposes for which the people ordained and established the Constitution, it has never been regarded as the source of any substantive power conferred on the Government of the United States or on any of its Departments.”

What did Locke believe about the power of government?

Locke believed that since the people give the power to the government, they have the right to take it away if the government is not serving the purposes for which it was established. They can then create a new government.

What would happen to people if there was no government?

People would be unprotected and insecure. John Locke and other philosophers developed a solution to the problems that exist in a place without government. In a state of nature, people might feel free to do anything they want to do. However, their rights would not be protected and they would feel insecure.