7 Principles of Government

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Popular Sovereignty

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Power comes from the people

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Republicanism

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Individual Rights

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Personal liberties (Unalienable Rights) and privileges that people are born with and cannot be taken away

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Limited Government

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The idea that a government may only use the powers given to it by the people, government is limited

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Federalism

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A form of government in which power is divided into state and federal governments

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Separation of Powers

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The division of power among the 3 branches - Executive, Legislative, and Judicial to ensure the balance of power

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Checks & Balances

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A system by which each branch of government limits the power of the other branches ensuring that no one branch becomes too powerful.