Regions, Principles, and Culture

Government gets its power from the people

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Federalism

Checks and Balances:

• People use their power for representation

• Power shared between state and federal government

• Each branch checks on other branches

• Rights people are born with

Republicanism

• People use their power to vote for representation

• Government gets power from the people

• Federal government divided into 3 branches

• Everyone follows the same laws

Rights people are born with

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Individual Rights

Federalism

• Power shared by the state and federal government

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

Everybody has to follow the same laws

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Republicanism

Government divided into 3 branches

• Separation of Power

• Checks and Balances

• Individual Rights

• Limited Government

What are the 3 branches of government?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Federal

• Judicial

Which region is this?

• Mountains and Basins

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

This is the ___ plains.