Relier Pairs Fundamental Political PrinciplVersion en ligne Fundamental Political Principles par Michael Loret 1 Democracy 2 Consent of the governed 3 Limited government 4 Rule of law 5 Representative Democracy 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. 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.