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When citizens have the power to decide how a country should operate it is known as __________. A. domestic tranquility B. providing for the common defense C. popular sovereignty D. a federal government

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the correct answer is C.
popular sovereignty is the idea tha the ultimate power in a country lies with its people. People can choose representatives to act in their name, but they can also change those representatives if they are not "happy" with them.
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Correct answer choice is :


C) Popular sovereignty

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Popular sovereignty, or sovereignty of the peoples' rule, is the postulate that the government of a state and its authority are founded and supported by the approval of its people, through their elected legislators, who are the origin of all political power.

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