Relacionar Columnas Fundamental Polit PrinciplesVersión en línea Fundamental Political Principles por Michael Loret 1 Consent of the Governed 2 Limited Government 3 Democracy 4 Representative government 5 Rule of Law 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. In a democratic system, the people rule. People are the source of any and all governmental power. In a representative system of government, people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.