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'''Limited government''' as defined, a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law. The [[U.S. Constitution]] provides the means of limited government whereby the people shall not be infringed upon by the government. That the government is given enumerated powers by the people. The role of the federal government is limited by the [[Delegated Powers]] set forth in [[United States Constitution:Article I#Section Eight|Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution]] and by the [[Ninth Amendment|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Amendment|Tenth]] Amendments. The people and the states are the final authority in most matters. Limited government is [[libertarian]],  [[conservative]] in concept and is the basis of [[Republicanism]]. The power of the people, as opposed to federal power, enables the government to be kept in-check from authoritarian or totalitarian influences and defends the people's interests from [[judicial activism]] and other [[undemocratic]] encroachments. Additional federal limitations can be found in the [[Bill of Rights]]. The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Articles of the Bill of Rights specify procedures designed to keep the government from acting arbitrarily or capriciously or unfairly.

'''Limited government''' as defined, a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law. The [[U.S. Constitution]] provides the means of limited government whereby the people shall not be infringed upon by the government. That the government is given enumerated powers by the people. The role of the federal government is limited by the [[Delegated Powers]] set forth in [[United States Constitution:Article I#Section Eight|Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution]] and by the [[Ninth Amendment|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Amendment|Tenth]] Amendments. The people and the states are the final authority in most matters. Limited government is [[libertarian]],  [[conservative]] in concept and is the basis of [[Republicanism]]. The power of the people, as opposed to federal power, enables the government to be kept in-check from authoritarian or totalitarian influences and defends the people's interests from [[judicial activism]] and other [[undemocratic]] encroachments (see: [[Self-governance]]). Additional federal limitations can be found in the [[Bill of Rights]]. The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Articles of the Bill of Rights specify procedures designed to keep the government from acting arbitrarily or capriciously or unfairly.

The roots of limited government can be found in the [[Declaration of Independence]], the self-evident or "unalienable rights" clause. Liberty is a blessing we have received from God himself and limited government is an extension of that right.

The roots of limited government can be found in the [[Declaration of Independence]], the self-evident or "unalienable rights" clause. Liberty is a blessing we have received from God himself and limited government is an extension of that right.