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The separation of powers in a democracy is to prevent abuse of power and to safeguard freedom for all. At the beginning, Hopper had complete power over what everyone could do. He started to take it to the point where he would abuse the power he had. But, they resolved this by giving each person a certain job. They were divided into three groups, and each group was in charge of doing something to help save everyone in America. This way not one person had too much control over something.

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Republicanism allows us to elect our representatives which includes mayors, presidents, senators, and more. In this series, the city, Hawkins, elected their new mayor, Mayor Larry Kline. Throughout the show, they were also able to elect many other representatives. They were able to practice their rights by voting for a representative of their choice. This is what republicanism allows you to do.

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Limited government is the concept of a government limited in power. In the series, one of the monsters is the Mind Flayer. Even though he is super powerful and can defeat many people, he has a limited amount of power. This is why the Mind Flayer is kind of like the government. the government can be very powerful, but they still have many limitations. They all have weaknesses like the Mind Flayer.

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One power that the Judicial Branch has is the ability to declare actions unconstitutional or constitutional. In the series, Hopper , Murray , and Joyce  decide if what the kids are doing is safe or not. For example, when they were at the mall making a plan too defeat the Mind Flayer and the Russians (the villains), they were the ones that were choosing if the plan would keep everyone safe or not. When two of the kids offered to help them defeat the Russians, all three of them decided it was not safe for them. The three of them who decide what choices are safe in each situation.

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The system of checks and balances in government was developed to ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful. In this series, the main characters all made sure that they listened to each and every single person's ideas. That way the more ideas there are, the better chance they have at defeating the Mind Flayer and the Russians. They also did this so everyone would be able to have a say in something. Since they are all risking their lives, it is only fair if they are all able to share their opinions. They all make sure that one person does not have too much power, otherwise it would be really unfair to everyone else.

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Mike, Will, Lucas, Eleven, Max, Nancy, Jonathan

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Mike, Will, Lucas, Eleven, Max, Nancy, Jonathan

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Federalism is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments. The main characters kind of have their own type of government with rules. At the very end of season three, they sort of combine their "government" with Hawkins's government. Since the Russians were working against them, they were disobeying Hawkins's government. So the main characters and Hawkins's government work together to stop them.

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The legislative branch is responsible for creating laws. In the series, Mike, Will, Lucas, Eleven, Max, Nancy, and Jonathan are in charge of coming up with plans in order to defeat the Russians and Mind Flayer. They don't always come up with the safest plans, but they try to come up with plans that help defeat the villains. These seven kids come up with the plans to save everyone.

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One of the responsibilities of the executive branch is to make sure that the country is running orderly and that everyone is safe. Steve, Robin, Dustin, and Erica were the ones who came across the Russians and figured out what their evil plan was.  The plan the Russians were coming up with would be able to destroy America, so they made plans to stop them. All four of them were protecting the country and making sure that everyone was safe. The four of them saved America in the end and saved everyone who lived here.

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Individual Rights makes sure that you have the right to receive information about your rights, to be involved in care decisions, and to be informed and to give consent for recordings or filming. In the show, Alexei switched sides and started helping the main characters even though he was originally working for the Russians. The rest of the characters were always ready to risk their lives, but they still gave Alexei choices. They gave him the choice to either stay away from all the danger or come with them because he has the right to choose. Even though he did come near all the danger, he was able to make a choice.

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Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people. The Mayor of Hawkins had to have the people's permission to do some things because that's what popular sovereignty is. If the mayor did something without the people of Hawkins's permission, he would be in trouble.