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legislative power

the power to make laws and to frame public policies

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executive power

the power to execute, enforce, and administer laws

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judicial power

the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning and disputes

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popular sovereignty

the people are the only source for any and all governmental power (govern only with the consent of the governed)

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limited government

government can only do those things the people have given it the power to do and must obey the law

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separation of powers

the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government

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checks and balances

each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks, or restraints, by the other branches

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federalism

is the division of power among a central government and several regional governments