Relier Pairs Fundamental Political PrinciplVersion en ligne Fundamental Political Principles par Michael Loret 1 Democracy 2 Consent of the governed 3 Rule of law 4 Limited government 5 Representative Democracy A form of government where power is in the hands of THE PEOPLE. Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do. A government only rules because the people give it permission to rule. 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.