USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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Question
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Limited government
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Consent of the governed
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Rule of Law
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Representative government
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Detailed explanation-1: -The principle of limited government holds that no government is all-powerful, that a government may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do. The government must obey the law.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fundamental political principles Limited government-Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do. • Rule of law-The government and those who govern are bound by the law. • Democracy-In a democratic system of government the people rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -Popular sovereignty is government based on consent of the people. The government’s source of authority is the people, and its power is not legitimate if it disregards the will of the people. Government established by free choice of the people is expected to serve the people, who have sovereignty, or supreme power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under the separation of powers, each branch of government has a specific function. This way, no one branch of the government can be too powerful.