The Belief That Political Authority Should Rest with the People

question 16

Multiple Choice

The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called:

• A) equality of opportunity
• B) political equality
• C) pluralism
• D) popular sovereignty
• E) federalism

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Definitions:

Rectus Abdominis

A long muscle of the abdomen whose contraction results in flexion of the lumbar spine or helps in compressing the abdominal cavity.

External Abdominal Oblique

A muscle located in the lateral part of the abdomen, involved in trunk rotation and lateral flexion.

Transversus Abdominis

A muscle layer of the anterior and lateral abdominal walls which is deep to the internal oblique muscle.

Lateral Rectus

A muscle in the orbit that abducts the eye, moving it outward, away from the midline of the body.