Dominium eminens, or in English, eminent domain.
Potestas temporis.
nimia potentia
The phrase "Knowledge is power" is not taken from the bible. It's a Latin phrase: "Scientia potentia est", stated originaly by Francis Bakon on 1597
Like all American governments, power is derived from the people.
Dictatorship style governments tend to amass political power in the hands of a dictator and his close associates. They are governments with the most power.
This situation could be described as de facto power (control, leadership, etc.). De facto is Latin for "according to the fact", as opposed to de jure, "according to the law".
Because most governments in Latin America are communist dictatorships. Their you get put in jail for protesting, governments control the media, and absolutely no power belongs to the people. The bill of rights in the constitution and free speech is something that very few people in the world get to enjoy
Local governments get their power from the state government.
power
the people
the state governments
state governments grant local governments their power but do not tend to interfere with their day -to-day responsibilities