| A | B |
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| Limited government | a principle of the United States Constitution that states that government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it |
| Republicanism | system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them |
| Checks and Balances | a principle of the United States Constitution that safeguards against abuse of power by giving each branch of government the power to check the other branches |
| Federalism | a government divided into layers; national, state, local |
| Separation of Powers | defining the authority that each branch or level has so that no one branch or level gets too strong |
| Popular Sovereignty | a principle of the United States Constitution that states that the people have the right to create, alter, and abolish their government |
| Individual or Unalienable Rights | rights that belong to all people from birth |
| Seven Principles of the U.S. Constitution | popular sovereignty, separation of powers, republicanism, limited government, federalism, checks and balances, and individual rights |
