Limited Government

Definition

A limited government is a political system where the powers of the government are restricted by law, usually through a written constitution. It prevents the government from becoming too powerful and protects individual rights.

Related terms

Checks and Balances: This is a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.

Separation of Powers: This refers to an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers into separate bodies. It's like dividing responsibilities among different members in a group project.

Constitutionalism: This is adherence to a system of constitutional governance. It's like sticking strictly to the recipe when baking cookies - you don't deviate from what's written down.