What was one of the reasons that Napoleon fell?
A. He did not keep any of the promises he made.
B. He started to lose his known leadership skills.
C. He contracted a disease that led to his death.

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”