That People Are the Ultimate Source of Authority in a Government

question 70

Multiple Choice

That people are the ultimate source of authority in a government is known as

• A) popular sovereignty.
• B) political freedom.
• C) the right to self-governance.
• D) political equality.
• E) political liberty.

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