#CON - Principles of the Constitution

"Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members...."

'The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States...."

"The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore...."

"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof."

The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

The division of power between a federal government and state governments

The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

To encourage citizens to monitor the federal government

To prevent conflicts between state and local governments

To limit the authority of the federal government

To increase the participation of citizens in state government

The powers of the national government were limited.

The Supreme Court had the authority to create lower courts.

The President had exclusive control over all government activities.

The states kept the most governmental powers.

to insure that the legislative branch was bicameral

to make sure all laws were approved by the Supreme Court

to make sure the President was superior to the legislature

to prevent any one branch of government from gaining too much power

Federalism

Checks and balances

Popular sovereignty

Individual rights

To strengthen the authority of the federal government

To improve the organization of the judiciary

To give each state an equal amount of power

To protect individual freedoms from the federal government