Ms. Nicoll History 2017 
 
 
Name: Zoe Greenspan Date:
 
Essay Outline for ​8th Grade 
Part 1: Main Ideas 
 

Describe the principles of Federalism, dual

sovereignty, separation of powers, checks
Thesis and balances, the nature and purpose of
Statement majority rule, and the ways in which the
American idea of constitutionalism
preserves individual rights
Body Main  Federalism and Dual
Paragraph 1 Statement:  Sovereignty
Body Main  Separation of powers, and
Paragraph 2 Statement:  checks and balances
Body Main  Majority rule protection of
Paragraph 3 Statement:  individual rights
There are many ideas such as
Conclusion Federalism that the idea of
Summary: 
Paragraph constitutionalism that helps
preserve people's own rights.
 

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