A form of Government where citizens are represented by elected officials.

In the United States there are three branches of government.

Power is held solely by the national government, and no power is shared with local governments.

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The state governments and the national government share power.

The government's power comes from the consent of the people.

The Bill of Rights limits the power of the government by listing individual rights.

Under the Articles of Confederation, there was only one branch of government called Congress.

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The Supreme Court can declare Congress's laws unconstitutional.

Power is shared by the national and state governments.

In the US Constitution some powers are given to the states.

On branch of government has absolute power, and nothing checks, or limits, it.

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In the United States we vote for people to represent us.

The government is divided into branches.

In the United States, people vote for representatives to serve as lawmakers in Congress.

Some believed in the "divine right of kings."

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The Constitution is a rulebook which tells the government what it can and cannot do.

Each branch of government can "check," or limit, the power of the other branches.

The Declaration of Independence says, "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

A government's power has no limits and does not have to protect individual freedoms.

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Each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches.