Fundamental Principles of Government

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People elect officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf

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Representative Government

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Everyone, including the government, must obey the law.

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Rule of law

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Government is not all powerful and it may only do those things the people have given it the power to do.

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Limited government

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The beginning of the Constitution, "We the People", demonstrates what?

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Consent of the governed

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The people rule is ...

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Democracy

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"Nobody is above the law" is a saying that is often used when talking about this.

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Rule of Law

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Voting is how people express this principle.

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Consent of the Governed

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Which form of government gives the most power to ordinary citizens? Options: Monarchy, Oligarchy, Representative Democracy, Tyranny

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Representative Democracy

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The government not having too much power would fall under which fundamental principle of government?

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Limited Government

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Citizens giving authority to the government in exchange for the protection of their rights is know as:

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consent of the governed