Citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of their rights.

Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.

The people rule.

People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf.

The government is not all-powerful and can only do those things the people have given it the power to do.

Behalf means -

Consent means -

Who are the governed?

The President steals a piece of jewelry and ends up going to jail. This would be an example of which fundamental principle.

The government does not like you criticizing what they do so they arrest you and put on in jail. Which fundamental principle keeps this from happening.

Democracy

Representative government

Consent of the Governed

Limited Government

Rule of Law

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