The recall of a governor reflects a. the principle of popular sovereignty. b. the principle of limited government. c. the system of checks and balances. d. the principle of separation of powers.

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(c.) prevent the spread of communism.

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classical republicanism, also known as civic humanism, is a form of republicanism  developed in the renaissance inspired by the governmental forms and writings of  classical  antiquity, especially such  classical  writers as aristotle, polybius, and cicero.