The Constitution establishes rules that the United States government must observe. There are five main principles that form the basis of these rules and ensure our democratic government. In a minimum of three well-developed paragraphs, list, define, and discuss each of these principles. Include a present day example for each one that shows how our government today is or is not obeying each principle.
The Five main principles of our government are:
-Consent of the governed—People are the source of any and all governmental power.
- Limited government—Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do.
-Rule of law—The government and those who govern are bound by the law.
-Democracy—In a democratic system of government the people rule.
-Representative government—In a representative system of government people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
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This is an old question, but for anyone cruising by looking for help, assuming we are using the same text book, you can refer to Chapter 3. The answer is pretty much right in front of you; you just have to write the paragraphs! Hope this helped. Good luck!