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What are the 5 principles underlying the constitution?

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1. popular soveignty - soveignty means right to rule and popular in this case means population or public.

2. rule of law- this law applies to everyone,even those who govern

3. separation of powers- the spilt of authority among the 3 branches, the legislative,executive,and judicial branch

4. checks and balances-a system to keep any one from becoming too powerful

5.federalism- power is shared by the national government and the states

only applies to 7th grade! this is all in correct order, a way to remember is people for popular, rule for rule of law, separating for sepereation of powers ,cousins for checks and balences, and fairly for federalism. (:
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