Relacionar Columnas Fundamental Political PrinciplVersión en línea Fundamental Political Principles por Michael Loret 1 Consent of the governed 2 Democracy 3 Rule of law 4 Limited government 5 Representative Democracy The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed. The US is a nation of laws. A form of government where power is in the hands of THE PEOPLE. Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do. the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf. A government only rules because the people give it permission to rule.