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legislative power
the power to make laws and to frame public policies
executive power
the power to execute, enforce, and administer laws
judicial power
the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning and disputes
popular sovereignty
the people are the only source for any and all governmental power (govern only with the consent of the governed)
limited government
government can only do those things the people have given it the power to do and must obey the law
separation of powers
the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government
checks and balances
each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks, or restraints, by the other branches
federalism
is the division of power among a central government and several regional governments