the united states have a federal government and a state government and each one has their own powers but they both have to follow the constitution
divine right
people have the power to vote for the president that they want to represent the united states
popular sovereighnty
the government is limited to what the constitution says, they cannot do anything that goes against the constitution and they must follow it
president pardon
the belief that one person is able to talk with God and rule over the people, and that everything that he says is the word of God
the people have the power in the government and we can decide who is the president and if they are doing something that the people do not like we can overthrow the goverrnment
the president can grant a pardon to someone who broke the law and they can be forgiven for their acts