Limited government = A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.
the executive branch = the branch of government that carries out laws
supreme law of the land = Constitution
amendments = a way of changing the Constitution in order to adapt. It made the Constitution flexible and not rigid.
federalism = power is balanced between the states and the national government.
republicanism = the people exercise their power by voting and their political representatives
senate = the upper house of Congress; based on an equal number of representation for each state.
individual rights = personal liberties or privileges
the commander in chief = term for the president as commander of the nation's armed forces
All were popular ideas or inventions in England and came to the colonies with the Puritans.
They differed in beliefs about the Holy Spirit.
One group of clergy used Latin, the other Greek
There was a power struggle between the pope and the emperor.
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