Federalism: Powers are divided and/or shared between federal and state governments, , 10th Amendment, The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people., Limited Government: The government is not all powerful. It is limited to those powers given to it in the Constitution by the people, , Government is not all powerful, Individual Rights: Basic rights and liberties guaranteed to all citizens by the Bill of Rights, , Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances., Popular Sovereignty: People hold the Power and the final authority in government, , , power comes from the consent of the governed, Republicanism: A form of government where the people rule through elected representatives, , The people use their power to ELECT those in government to be their voice, Checks and Balances: Each branch of government checks the power of the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful, , , Separation of Powers: Defines the three branches and outlines their responsibilities, , Congress writes the laws, Supreme Court interprets the laws, Executive branch enforces the laws,

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