Question

Please list and describe 3 of the 8 basic tenets of American Democracy. Please provide an example of what these tenets look like in our government or real life.

Answer 1

These principles are popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism. The Framers believed that if the federal government reflected and remained true to these principles, the goals of the U.S. Constitution could be accomplished.