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Which situation best reflects the idea of popular sovereignty and why?
- (a) A law is passed without public discussion
- (b) Citizens vote to choose their representatives
- (c) A court gives a final judgment
- (d) A minister takes an independent decision
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In short:
The correct option is (b) - voting is how the people hand over authority.
- The correct option is (b) Citizens vote to choose their representatives.
- Popular sovereignty means the state derives its authority from the people.
- Voting is the act by which the people give that authority.
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) A law passed without public discussion ignores the people, so it works against popular sovereignty.
- (c) A court judgment is the rule of law and the judicial process, not the people exercising power.
- (d) A minister deciding alone is one representative acting, not the people acting.
Revision: Why (b) is popular sovereignty
Citizens vote
in free and fair elections
Authority handed over
to the representatives chosen
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The State derives its authority from the people
