Respuesta :
-Sets limits on the government
• Establishes Separation of Powers
•Consent of people through voting
-Denies absolute or arbitrary power
•Separation of Powers (power is divided amongst three different branches)
•A system of Checks and Balances
-Applies to the government specifically
•Reserved powers for the states
•The constitution puts limits on the federal government
-Enumerates particular powers the government has and denies all others
•The states keep some powers(reserved) that the federal government doesn't have
•Delegated powers are granted to the federal government
-Is written as the supreme law of the land
•Everyone in the US must follow the Constitution
•Is it written to protect the rights of the citizens
-Cannot be changed by the government itself
•It is very hard(almost impossible) to amend the constitution
•It'll take all three branches of government and the vote of the people to amend
• Establishes Separation of Powers
•Consent of people through voting
-Denies absolute or arbitrary power
•Separation of Powers (power is divided amongst three different branches)
•A system of Checks and Balances
-Applies to the government specifically
•Reserved powers for the states
•The constitution puts limits on the federal government
-Enumerates particular powers the government has and denies all others
•The states keep some powers(reserved) that the federal government doesn't have
•Delegated powers are granted to the federal government
-Is written as the supreme law of the land
•Everyone in the US must follow the Constitution
•Is it written to protect the rights of the citizens
-Cannot be changed by the government itself
•It is very hard(almost impossible) to amend the constitution
•It'll take all three branches of government and the vote of the people to amend