Int he middle 1800s a term referring to the idea that each territory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery
a principle of the U.S Contitution that states that government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it
Limited Government
A principle of the U.S. Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to check the other branches
Checks and Blanaces
A principle of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the division of power between the federal government and the states
Federalism