Feudalism, noun: A political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to about the 15th century, based on the holding of all land in fief or fee and the resulting relation of lord to vassal and characterized by homage, legal and military service of tenants, and forfeiture.<p>The state has a right to a fixed share of its subjects&#x27; income due to the contractually agreed-upon system of taxation. This is what that whole &quot;no taxation without representation&quot; slogan was about.<p>Your connection of representative government to feudalism is puzzling. Are you a libertarian?