The US founding principles include popular sovereignty (rule by the people), limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, republicanism, and the protection of individual rights. These principles, derived from documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, emphasize that the government's authority comes from the people and is structured to prevent any single branch or person from becoming too powerful.
The foundational principles of the United States are derived from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. They include core concepts from Enlightenment thinkers and are built to create a government with limited, carefully controlled power.
Core ideals from the Declaration of Independence
Equality: The founding principle that all individuals are created equal and are entitled to the same fundamental rights.
Unalienable Rights: Rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that are inherent to all human beings and cannot be justly taken away by the government.
Social Contract: The idea that a legitimate government is formed by the voluntary consent of the people to be governed, and in exchange, the government protects their rights.
Foundational principles of the Constitution
Popular Sovereignty: The government's authority comes from the people, who have supreme power and participate in governance through elections and representation.
Limited Government: The government has only the powers explicitly granted to it by the Constitution, with the purpose of protecting individual rights.
Rule of Law: All citizens and government officials are subject to the same laws, ensuring that no one is above the law and that power is exercised according to a set of stable and justly applied rules.
Separation of Powers: Political authority is divided into three distinct and coequal branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent power from becoming concentrated in one branch.
Checks and Balances: Each of the three branches of government has the power to limit the authority of the other two. For example, Congress can override a presidential veto, and the judicial branch can declare a law unconstitutional.
Federalism: The division of power between the national government and state governments, allowing states to retain significant authority.
Individual Rights: Freedoms and rights, protected by the Bill of Rights and other amendments, that exist to protect citizens from government overreach.
Republicanism: A system of government in which the people exercise their power by electing representatives to make laws and govern on their behalf.
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The Principles above require an “informed electorate” who were literate and raised to be Moral and Honest.
Education at the founding was based on Judeo-Christian principles. Parents ensured that their children learn to read the Bible. Parents also taught Children the skills they needed to succeed in their family businesses. Most families had farms and others pursued Trades. Ultimately children would choose their own occupations and were largely “self-taught”.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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