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Here are the 6 basics of the Constitution:

-Popular sovereignty

-Limited Government

-Separation of powers

-Checks & Balances

-Federalism

-Judicial review

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This means that the people are the source of all government power.

Why it's important:

People will have a say in who runs the government, who's making decisions for them. This allows us to hold our politicians accountable.

A good example of this is the U.S because they are independent of any politician.

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This means the government is restricted in what it may do; No one is above the law.

This is important because it means everyone has to abide by the law and the government has to always follow the Constitution.

A good example of this is the fact that there can't be a law saying everyone must be apart of the same religion.

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This is the power each divided and separate from each of the 3 branches of the federal government.

This is important because each branch has specific responsibilities, and their powers are distributed so no branch is more powerful than the others.

An example would be the President being Commander in Chief.

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This is when each branch can check the actions of the other, stopping any decisions.

This is important because these branches have to work together to accomplish a goal. With this, it allows them to all check on each other to ensure constitutionalism.

An example would be the fact that Congress can appoint a judge, but Congress would have to prove it.

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Federalist:

-Believes Articles of Confederation are too weak

-Believes only a stronger national government can overcome the difficulties the Republic faces

-Liberties that could be included in a Bill of Rights are covered in the state constitutions

-Favored ratification

The way this would apply in the real world today is a modern Democrat

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Anti-Federalist:

-States no longer having the power to print money

-The national government would be given too much power

-Believes there should be a Bill of Rights

-Opposed ratification

The way this would apply to the real world today is a modern Republican

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In 1628, when Charles I asked parliament for more money in taxes, they refused until he agreed to sign the Petition of Rights.

This limited the king's power in many ways and demanded that he no longer punish or imprison any person by lawful judgement of peers or by law of the land.

This document also insisted that the king may not impose material law or military rule in times of peace, require homeowners to shelter troops, etc.

The crown was offered to William and Mary of Orange, coming to be known as a glorious revolution. Parliament drew up previsions for them to agree to and prohibited standing army in peace time and that elections be free, with the consent of Parliament of course.

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This is when power is divided by national/state governments

This is important because it allows the National Government to handle matters that pertain to the national as a whole, and state governments to focus on what is best for their people.

An example of this both the federal and state governments collect taxes.

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This gives the Supreme Court the power to determine the constitutionality of government actions.

This is important because it keeps the executive and the legislative branches from doing things that are unconstitutional.

An example of this is the Supreme Court ruling that it is not against the law to burn the American flag

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The Stamp Act (1765)- taxes printed paper, including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards

Townshend Acts (1767)- taxed Glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea

Tea Act (1773)- manipulated the tax on tea to favor the East India Company, giving them a monopoly and undercutting local merchants

Intolerable Acts (1774)- named by colonists, included closing the port of Boston until colonists paid for the tea that was dumped during the Boston Tea party

The Revolution (1775)- Second continental Congress meets in Philadelphia by then the "shot around the world" was fired and the battles of Lexington and Concord were fought weeks earlier

Declaration of Independence signing (1776)- debates going on for days until the most historic votes of all time, the revised Declaration of Independence was adopted

Articles of Confederation (1777)- established a "firm league of friendship" between the states and each kept their sovereignty, freedom, Independence, etc.

Ratification (1779)- the first 11 states approved the document within a year and Maryland not until 1781