Popular sovereignty is defined as which of the following?

Question

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

Answer 1

d. the idea that authority and legitimacy of government comes through the consent of the people