Consent of the governed
Limited government
Democracy
Rule of law
Representative Democracy
Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.
A form of government where power is in the hands of THE PEOPLE.
The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed. The US is a nation of laws.
the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf.
A government only rules because the people give it permission to rule.
