Question

1) What is meant by "rule of law"?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. The legal maxim that advises that no one is above the law and government and governmental decisions must be made only by applying known legal and moral principles is known as rule of law.

2. The concept where the government is limited in power is known as limited government.

3. The type of democracy founded to oppose to direct democracy by elected officials representing a group of people is known as representative government.

4. Consent of governed can be defined as the type of idea where government should use their state power only when needed for the welfare of human beings.

5. The independent universal rights that cannot be replaced by human laws can be known as natural rights or natural law.