popular sovereignty, the idea that the government's authority depends on the people agreeing to respect and abide by that authority, rule of law, the principle that everyone, including government leaders, is subject to the same laws, federalism, a system of government in which the national government shares power with other levels of government, such as the states, checks and balances, the division of power in the American government by which each branch prevents the others from becoming too powerful, appropriation, money devoted to a particular purpose, such as a function of government, enumerated powers, powers of the federal government that are specifically listed in the Constitution, reserved powers, powers in the US system of government that belong to the states rather than the federal government, concurrent powers, powers in the US government that are shared by the state and federal governments.

Chapter 2, Unit 6

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