Popular sovereignty is defined as which of the following? (1 point)

• a government in which a leader tries to control all aspects of public and private life
• a form of government based on rule by a supreme leader
O a system of government where the ruler or rulers have power by divine right
the idea that authority and legitimacy of government comes through the consent of the people

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Popular sovereignty is defined as the idea that authority and legitimacy of government comes through the consent of the people.