Criminal law

front is the term and back is the defintion

Front: Popular Sovereignty
Back: The people rule; government gets its power from the consent of the governed.

Front: Separation of Powers
Back: Divides government into three branches — Legislative (makes laws), Executive (enforces laws), Judicial (interprets laws).

Front: Checks and Balances
Back: Each branch can limit the powers of the others to prevent abuse of power.

Front: Federalism
Back: Power is divided between national and state governments; the federal government is supreme.

Front: Republicanism
Back: People elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf (representative democracy).

Front: Limited Government
Back: The government has restricted power and must obey the law; it can’t control every part of people’s lives.

Front: Individual Rights
Back: Basic freedoms and liberties that people are born with and cannot be taken away.