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