That depends, as there are plenty of different types of democracy. In America supreme power belongs to congress, in China the 82 million members of the communist party share equal power, and in most democracies (such as NZ, Australia, Venezuela and most of Europe) everyone over the age of 18 shares supreme power.
DEMOCRACY
The principle that all political power rests with the people is known as popular sovereignty. It asserts that governments can only govern with the consent of the governed, and that ultimate authority resides in the people.
When all power and authority rests with one person, it is called a dictatorship or autocracy.
No. It rests with the Incident Commander
In a democracy authority comes from the people.
Dictatorship
Dictatorship.
Dictatorship.
federal system
That system is called a monarchy.
The people
The form of government in which citizens hold political power is known as a democracy. In a democracy, the ultimate authority rests with the people, who exercise their power through voting and participation in decision-making processes. This system can take various forms, such as direct democracy, where citizens vote on specific issues, or representative democracy, where they elect officials to make decisions on their behalf. The core principle is that the government is accountable to the citizens.