The U.S. is recognized all over the world for its distinctive form of representative government. When we understand our government’s structure under the Constitution, we are empowered to make more informed choices as we strive to elect worthy representatives, advocate for our policy preferences, and protect what we value. President Dallin Oaks has taught that one of the inspired principles of our Constitution is popular sovereignty. In other words, the people hold the ultimate power, not the government. The Constitution begins, “We the people of the United States . . . do ordain and establish this Constitution” in service of the lofty ideals articulated in the preamble. Below, we offer…