Relier Pairs Fundamental Polit PrinciplesVersion en ligne Fundamental Political Principles par Michael Loret 1 Democracy 2 Representative government 3 Rule of Law 4 Limited Government 5 Consent of the Governed In a representative system of government, people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf. The government and those who govern are bound by the law. Government is not all-powerful and may only do those things people have given it the power to do. In a democratic system, the people rule. People are the source of any and all governmental power.