| A | B |
|---|
| Limited Government | Government can only do what Constitution says |
| Popular Sovereignty | People are ultimate authority in government |
| Republicanism | Representative government |
| Separation of Powers | Each branch of government has its own job to do |
| Checks and Balances | Each branch supervises the work of the other two |
| Federalism | States and national governments share power |
| Individual rights | People have rights that the government can't take away |
| The US Constitutution | the rulebook for the US government |
