The six artifacts are popular sovereignty (the ability for people to make their own decisions, especially at the state and local level, without interference from levels above), limited government (government that is only powerful enough to enforce the laws written and no more), separation of powers (a delineation between the powers given to one branch of government and not others), checks and balances (the ability for one branch to stop other branches from overriding their authorities), judicial review (the ability for judges and justices to hold certain legislation and decisions to be unconstitutional and invalid), and federalism (the idea of a central government with powers devolved from that central body).
