Principles of the US Constitution
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5 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Popular Sovereignty | The concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government. People express themselves through voting and free participation in government |
| Rule of Law | principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern |
| Seperation of Power | distribution of political power among the branches of government, giving each branch a particular set of responsibilities |
| Checks and Balances | the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others |
| Federalism | a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
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