The Five Principles of Goverment Civics
Have you ever heard of at least one of these writings: The Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights of Rights, The Mayflower Compact, The Spirit of Law, The Writings of The Enlighten Thinkers, or The Federalists Papers? If you said yes, would you be surprised if I told you that they were used in the writings of the Constitution? Yes, that’s right, the Founding Fathers of The United States of America used all six of these writings to write the Constitution of our country. Some of these rules/ideas are found in those writings we still use today! If you answered no in the beginning of this paragraph you will certainly change your mind by the end of this essay. Popular Sovereignty, to me, is one of the top three principles government. Without it, the executive will change into a dictator. All the writings come together and support this principle. The Magna Carta states that, “except of the lawful judgment of his equals”. This is relevant to popular sovereignty because the people are involved otherwise, the people are the government. In most scenarios, most government officials would be sold their justice for their actions. As Limited Government is defined as laws apply to everyone even those who govern, the philosophy, of limited government is supported by the English Bill of Rights. The Magna Carta states, “To no one we will sell…justice”. This applies to limited government and rule of law because all people who are a part of this country follow all the rules, with no acceptation. Without Limited Government and Rule of Law our government would fall to pieces. The definition of Federalism is no form of government in which power divided between the federal or national government and the states. The Federalist Papers states, “We see it particularly displayed final subordinate distributions of power where the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices…” The quote’s saying that both state and national