Natural rights

Every election in U.S. society reaffirms the principle of

consent of the governed

A government facing protests and demonstrations that are supported by most of its citizens and spread across its territory has lost

consent of the governed

An example of an important service the government provides to all U.S. citizens is

education

A "limited government" is a government that

has restrictions on the powers of its officials

The Constitution divides the U.S. government into three branches that can each stop, or check, actions of the other branches. This division of power is a result of the principle of

limited government

One purpose of government is to

protect citizens rights

Elections to choose officials to stand for the people's interests in the work of government reflect the principle of

representative government

In 2011, a movement known as Occupy Wall Street began in New York City. The protestors asserted that large corporations had too much influence on government. They blamed this influence for greater financial problems for the majority of Americans, such as the lack of jobs. Which principle do the protestors most likely believe government violated?

representative government

An example of a location that directly shows government in action is a

school

This doctor has the right to assist this patient because

she is licensed by the government to practice medicine

"In the government of this commonwealth, the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them. The executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them. The judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them. To the end it may be a government of laws and not of men."-Massachusetts Constitution, Part the First, Article XXX, 1780 Which two government principles does this quote reflect?

Rule of law, limited government