Constitution

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Constitution

• Rule of Law
• Distribution of Power

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What Political Documents shaped the Constitution?

• Magna Carta--1215
• Supreme Law of the Land
• Monarchy is not above Law
• Petition of Rights--1628
• Established rights freedoms of citizens
• English Bill of Rights1689
• Limit the power of the Monarchy
• Taxation ability limited to Parliment

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What Political Philosophers influenced the
Constitution?

• Hobbes
• Social Contract Theory
• Locke
• Life, Liberty, Property
• Montesquieu
• Separation of Powers
• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive

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Impact of Natural Rights

• Declaration of Independence
• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of Happiness
• Social Contract Theory
• Life
• Liberty
• Property
• Why do you think we deviated from Locke?

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Fundamental Principles

• Limited Government
• Limited by the People
• Popular Sovereignty
• Rule by the People
• Separation of Powers
• Executive, Legislative Judicial Branch
• Checks Balances
• Between the branches
• Federalism
• Sharing of power between National State
  Governments
• Judicial Review
• Power of Supreme Court to determine
  Constitutionality