This is an agreement between the governed and the government defining and limiting
the rights and duties of each.
example: rousseau's enlightenment philosophy

what is the term?

Constitutional principle  is the term

Explanation:

This clause indicates that the government is only required to do the things that the public has given them the power to do. This means the government should also obey the law. The concept was included in force long before the constitution was established

Under this principle, the citizens were committed to having a self-governed government that will not intimidate them based on their weaknesses. This served them well until the creation of the constitution that took over of the principle ruling system.

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i think it was   tsar alexander ii