1) Respecting the Majority Rule
2) Protecting Minority Rights ( so that Major sovereignty doesn't become Tyranny of the Masses)
3) Keeping Gov't as far away from the direct public rule ( which is why we are a Republic, not a Democracy.we elect others to make our decisions, instead of one vote per person in mass elections every time we need to make a choice)
4) Federalism-- in which we separate the power b/t State and National gov't a
) dual: state& nat. work seprate in their own authority zones
b) cooperative: in which they work together such as in public edu.
5) A 2 party system
6) protecting" natural rights" (life,libert, pursuit of happiness)