| − | The Constitution established several principles for the American government, among these are limited government with a separation of powers, a system of checks and balances, and a list of powers denied to the government. It also established a republican form of government, with the consent of the governed. | + | The Constitution of the United States of America specifies the laws by which The United States government is aloud to govern, among these are limited government with a separation of powers, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of The Press, and Freedom of Speech, the writ of habous corpus (Amendment XIV), a system of checks and balances by establishing three separate but equal branches of government, and a list of powers reserved to the states and the people. It also established a republic form of government, with the consent of the governed. |