a democracy
This is a system of government based on the consent of the governed on which representatives of the public exercise power
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government derives its power from the consent of the governed. In other words its power comes from its people.The government get their power from the people.The government gets its power from the people, you and me!! The American citizens.
This would be considered a democracy.
The Bill of Rights
Constitutional Law
they can volunteer & serve in a smaller form of government
This is, unsurpringly, "representative democracy".The citizens elect representatives to exercise their political power in a federal republic.
a system of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them
a system of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them
A democracy
The word Democracy comes from the Greek words meaning People Power. It is intended that the citizens exercise power, and this in fact occurred in the Greek city-states where the citizens met regularly and made all the decisions which were implemented by the Council This differs from today's Representative Democracy where the citizens elect representatives to a parliament, and have no guarantee that the parliamentarians will implement what the citizens want.
the power of a government comes from its citizens willingness to maintain its power by going to war or paying it taxes
This is a system of government based on the consent of the governed on which representatives of the public exercise power
Fascism .
The states had more power than the national government
It is used to force the people/citizens to do something. Although the government might have the power to do it, the government might not have the right to do it(authority) .
The political principle of the Republicicanism. Republicicanism: the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people; people exercise their power by voting for political representatives.