In the United States the people are governed by a representative democracy. Those individuals in power in the legislative and executive branch are elected by the majority of voters to represent the peoples' issues.
Of course, a nation should have both because a nation will not have freedom if it doesn't have the ability to govern. The ability to govern is to make freedom for the nation and to make a nation independent.
Virginia
Japan
In any nation where voters choose representatives to govern them is called a democracy. This term is not related to ancient Greek democracies.
People of common traits with the ability to govern
People of common traits with the ability to govern
A democratic republic
The Articles of Confederation
A dominion is a nation (in the British Empire) that was allowed to govern their own domestic affairs.
No, it was inadequate and replaced by the U.S. Constitution.
The aztecs wanted to be self sufficient and therefore allowed the local leaders to govern their own nation!
National sovereignty is the ability for a nation to govern itself. Globalization is the ability for a nation to broaden their horizon by interacting with other nations.