The principle that states each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches

The principle that states federal and state governments must share powers

These are personal liberties (freedoms) and privileges that should be guaranteed to every citizen.

A government in which the people rule, the authority of the government comes from the people

This idea calls for the people to exercise or delegate their power by electing or voting for their political representation.

This principle states that the government should be divided into 3 branches: legislative, judicial, and executive

This is the idea that everyone, citizens and powerful leaders alike, must obey the law