Part C
Read the excerpts from Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution. Which founding principle is expressed in
these Articles?
Article 1, Section 1
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist
of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Article II, Section 1
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.
Article III, Section 1
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts
as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
liberty
indirect democracy
freedom of religion
separation of powers