Principals of american democracy
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Principals of American democracy
popular sovereignty- favorite vote
republicanism- A form of government in which people elect representatives to create/enforce laws
separation of power-executive, judicial, and legislative branch
checks and balances- a system that lets each branch limit the powers of the other branches to prevent abuse
federalism- division of power between the national and state government
limited government- groups/ individuals cannot go over the law to serve themselves
individual rights- The people have the right to change/ add a law