Relier Pairs Fundamental Political PrinciplVersion en ligne Fundamental Political Principles par Michael Loret 1 Consent of the governed 2 Limited government 3 Representative Democracy 4 Rule of law 5 Democracy A form of government where power is in the hands of THE PEOPLE. the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf. The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed. The US is a nation of laws. 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.