This is a form of government in which the power to rule is significantly restrained by a strong constitution or other document.

Limited government is a form of government in which the power to rule is significantly restrained by a strong constitution or other document.

Explanation:

A limited government is a form of government in which any interference by the government in the personal liberties and economic activities of the citizen is limited to the minimum by law, usually in a constitution. The idea of a legally limited state power is closely related to the classical liberal and libertarian ideologies.

The principle of limited state power is, to varying degrees, widely recognized in the Western world. The principle itself has roots in Hebrew law and is found in the Magna Carta and the Constitution of the United States of America, among others.