democrocay
democratic
A democracy.
A representative republic.
A (Democratic) Republic.
people choose to follow its laws.
A government in which the people make their own laws and choose their leaders is a democracy. The term comes from the Greek word "demokratia" which means "rule of the people".
They are elected by the people.
Because they do!
Self-determination.
This is a democracy.
Cuba is a Communist Dictatorship - the government leaders MAKE the laws.
Popular sovereignty means that ultimate political authority resides with the people. This principle suggests that the legitimacy of a government is based on the consent and will of the governed population, who have the power to choose their leaders and determine their own laws and policies.