| A | B |
|---|
| popular sovereignty | a government in which the people rule |
| republicanism | based on the belief that people exercise their power by voting for their political representatives |
| federalism | system of government in which power is divided between a central government and smaller political units such as states |
| concurrent or shared powers | powers shared by national and state governments |
| delegated powers | powers assigned to the national government |
| reserved powers | powers kept by the states |
| separation of powers | division of basic government roles into branches |
| checks and balances | principle in which each branch of government can exercise checks, or controls, over the other branches |
| limited government | principle that is closely related to the "rule of law" - everyone must obey the law |
| Bill of Rights | 1st ten amendments to the constitution that guarantees individual rights |
| legislative | branch of government that makes the laws |
| executive | branch of government that enforces the laws |
| judicial | branch of government that interprets the laws |
