separation of powers
checks and balances
bicameralism
The Constitution protects individual rights,
The Constitution rests on seven basic principles. They are popular
sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, federalism,
checks and balances, republicanism, and individual rights.
which are basic freedoms the government agrees to protect. Examples
of these rights are freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the
right to trial by jury. You will read more about the rights
protected by the Constitution