Relacionar Columnas Fundamental Polit PrinciplesVersión en línea Fundamental Political Principles por Michael Loret 1 Consent of the Governed 2 Rule of Law 3 Limited Government 4 Representative government 5 Democracy 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. The government and those who govern are bound by the law.