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What is the principle that groups of people with shared characteristics such as language and culture should be allowed to control their own governments?
The principle is self-determination.
What is the principle that everyone has the opportunity to realize his or her own goals is called?
Self-determination.
How did Lincoln describe self-government?
"I trust I understand and truly estimate the right of self-government. My faith in the proposition that each man should do precisely as he pleases with all which is exclusively his own lies at the foundation of the sense of justice there is in me. I extend the principle to communities of men as well as to individuals." Those are the words he used.
Why was the Magna historically significant to the development of democratic governments?
The document established the principle that no person is above the law and that the government must follow its own laws in its dealings with its citizens.
Which is the best example of the constitutional principle of Federalism?
The concept of federalism as expressed in the structure of the US government is best described as a concept of the separation of powers. The Constitution mandated three branches of government in order to avoid power being concentrated on any one entity.
