REPUBLICANISM:
-The idea that people elect their political representatives. They vote on who has the responsibility to make laws. Voters hold sovereign power. |
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY:
This means that people are the source of the governments power. The Declaration of Independence states that the governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed. |
LIMITED GOVERNMENT:
This means that the Constitution limits the actions of government by specifically stating powers it does and does not have. They agreed that the nation needed a strong central authority. |