Ok so federalism is kind of like cake if you think about it. Cake is divided into three layers like the government, or its divided into many levels. The government is consisted of local, state, and national levels. Federalism is located in Article IV of the Texas constitution.
Popular Sovereignty-
So Popular Sovereignty is all about us, the people. The people basically run the government, we control who is in and vote on important decisions. Without the people, the government would also rule everything. Popular Sovereignty is located in Article VII of the Texas constitution.
Separation of Powers-
The U.S. government is like a tree, divided into branches. Without it being divided all the power would go to one person. One person should not have all that power. If one person had all that power they could do whatever they want. The government needs to keep in check so they will not go out of control. Separation of Powers is located in Articles I, II, and III of the Texas constitution.
Republicanism-
The U.S. values Republicanism. We vote in and out leaders. The U.S. is the idea of a republic. The people are in control as much as the government is. We should hold on to Republicanism for the future of the U.S. Republicanism is located in the Article IV of the Texas constitution.
Checks and Balances-
The U.S. government is like a 3-legged stool. If one leg doesn't do its part, the whole thing falls apart. Checks and Balances keeps the whole government together. Also, without Checks and Balances one branch would rule the other two. Checks and Balances is located in Articles I, II, and III of the Texas constitution.
Individual Rights-
I think Individual Rights is a very important right. It lets people do what they do, express themselves. Without this right, the country would have near complete control over everyone. Individual Rights is located in the Bill of Rights.
Limited Government-
Limited Government is kind of like money, the less you have the happier you are. When there is little government, things will go by faster, and the citizens will be able to agree on more things. When there's a lot of government, it takes forever to agree on things. When there's a limited amount of people, there could be order. Limited Government is found in Article I of the Texas constitution.
Made By: James McCoy, Darryn Salinas, Jaren Turnbo, and Mason Rushing.
Karla-Would like if you would asure your sections as statements instead of just saying,"its like".Also,some of you should have put what they actually are instead of comparing it to things.How does it help our government?
ReplyDeleteAna-What do people think about these?How are they used?Where?
Great points KARLA!!!!! Guys this is not like the movie Forest Gump, " You know life is like a box of popular sovereignty, ya never know whatcha gonna get." However, I DO like the metaphors and analogies but only AFTER you clearly define the principle,
ReplyDeleteStill 10x better then the last couple of days!!!!
I really liked how you had a metaphor for each principle. I think that will help others understand these difficult concepts! (Mrs. Bolles)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to talk with you all about the principles of the US Constitution next year! It looks like you have a pretty good understanding of them already!
I really enjoyed the pictures, they gave me a better understanding about The 7 Constitutional Principles.The small summary's were a big help for unnderstanding the pictures.This helped me better understand the subject thank you
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The pictures were a great help for people like me who are visual when learning I also like how you gave real life events witch also helps with the learning process and long term memory process the colors also give a great distinguish between the different topics great job guys ^.^ (Victoria Perrin)
ReplyDeleteThis Blog very much did impress me. First things first, the color definitely makes the paragraphs more exciting to read. Secondly, i absolutely love the similes that y'all put in there. It helps me further understand the principles. Impressive work guys. Proud of the hard work y'all put into this.
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In describing the articles you did not sound confident about your topics. You might consider fixing how you start the facts to appeal to the people who are reading-(Gabi, Brent, Damon, Ben)
ReplyDeleteGreat guys~ how did popular sovereignty came to be?
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What kind of freedoms do we have as Texan citizens? Love the references and the design :)(: Fantastic Five (Harley Bolles)
ReplyDeleteGood question Harley.Us Texans have a lot of important freedoms but the most important is we have the freedom of speech and we have the freedom to vote.(James McCoy)
ReplyDeletethe freedoms we have are right to speech
ReplyDeletehow do individual rights let people express themselfs
(makayla hodges)
the freedoms we have are right to speech
ReplyDeletehow do individual rights let people express themselfs
(makayla hodges)
How would changing the rules of popular sovereignty affect republicanism, and how representatives are acquired.-(Damon)
ReplyDeleteWell Damon, if popular sovereignty was changed say to where the people no longer had a say and couldn't mold the government to our liking it would change republicanism by the the fact that we no longer have representatives for our ideas and they would only rep. the ideas of our states gov. without our consent. (Frank H.)
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