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Right to Marry - ️️ private life - ️️relates to a citizens right to privacy and the pursuit of private and personal interests. civic life - ️️the public life of the citizen concerned with the affairs of the community and nation Limited Government - ️️the government has only the powers granted to it in the constitution, and it can only conduct actions permitted by the constitution. in other words these are established and respected restraints on government power. Rule of Law - ️️an essential component of limited government. society is governed according to widely known and accepted rules followed not only by government but also by those in authority. Checks and Balances - ️️The Constitutionally granted power for one branch of government to block action by an equal branch of government. The Constitution specifies instances in which one of the three branches can stop action by another. Separation of powers - ️️The Constitution keeps the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) separate. The powers and responsibilities of each is described in a separate Article. Separation makes each Branch the equal of the others. Declaration of Independence - ️️the public act by which the Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, declared the Colonies to be free and independent of Britain.