Question

The PRINCIPLES of the Constitution are the big ideas that it contains. Define each one in your own words.
1) Popular Sovereignty –
2) Limited Government and Rule of Law –
3) Separation of Powers –
4) Checks and Balances –
5) Federalism –

Answer 1

Popular Sovereignty- is kind of like having power or authority over someone
Limited Government- Having your options limited and could only do permitted things by higher authority
Rule of Law- I would say it is basically what everyone has to do... follow the laws
Separation of Powers – Would be separate powers by many different authority who controls this specific part of the constitution?

Answer 2

I could define the other 3, if needed.

Answer 3

And Federalism in America is the way the state government and national government cooperates with each other
"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."

Answer 4

And by the way Separation of Powers is how the Framers decided that to avoid tyranny, there would be 3 branches of government, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branch
Because of this, there's also checks and balances, which ensures that one branch doesn't become more powerful than the others