Representative government
Limited Government
Consent of the Governed
Rule of Law
Democracy
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.
