7.
"Although the] State of Coahuila and Texas is a part of the Federation, [it is] equal
to the other States of which the same is composed, and it is free, sovereign, and
independent in whatever exclusively relates to the internal administration....
-Article 2 of Decree No. 1, Constitution of the States of Coahuila and Texas (1827)
What constitutional principle does this Article best represent?
Federalism
Republicanism
Individual rights
Popular sovereignty