Popular Sovereignty Popular Sovereignity is a government in which the people rule. As the nation changed and grew, popular sovereignity took the new meaning.
Republicanism Republicanism is when the people exercise their power by voting for their representatives. It is the idea that citezens stay informed about politics N's participate in the process.
Separation of Powers This principle means that the power was divided into three branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. They did this to balance the power and not let it fall into the hands of one group.
Checks and Balances This principles states that all the branches exercise checks, or controls over the other branches. This is to help make sure they work fairly.