popular soverignty
which principle of government says that the power of government lies with the people
Where power to govern lies with one person, or a small group of people.
If there is government, then there must be classes and all power will lie with the ruling class, not with the people. The only way for people to be in charge of their lives is for there to be a classless stateless society, Socialism.
A totalitarian state or a Dictatorship (this is where all power lies with government, decisions are made by one person or party. There are no elections)
A totalitarian state or a dictatorship (this is where all power lies with government, decisions are made by one person or party. There are no elections)
The type of government where the central government has all the power and the people have none is called a dictatorship.
Ancient Rome never had a type of government where power rested with the people. Such a type of government was found only in the Athenian Democracy.
democracy
If someone believes power corrupts, then they wouldn't be able to support any type of government fully. There is a balance of power no matter how casual the government.
democracy The type of government system that the people rule and hold sovereign power is a republic.
The democratic system is the type of system that allows a government to use power given to it by the people. In a democratic type of government its the people who elect their leaders.
An Oligarchy is a form of government. It is a type of government that where the power rests within a small group of people.