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