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Which term describes the idea that the political power in a Country comes from the will of the citizens rather than a kings wishes or God

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The answer would be popular sovereignty

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Answer: Popular sovereignty

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Popular sovereignty is a principle about the authority of a state and its government that states that they are conceived and supported by the assent of its people, the actual root of any political power.

Republics and popular monarchies are in theory based on popular sovereignty. Hobbes may also consider a dictator claiming to represent the will of the people as a popular sovereign. owever most definitions understand democracy as a mandatory requirement of popular sovereignty.

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