Question 52

Question 110 of 300Politics in a Democracy

What does "popular sovereignty" mean? All state power emanates from the ...

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Correct answer to question 52: the people.

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Popular sovereignty means that all state authority emanates from the people (Article 20(2) of the Basic Law). It is exercised through elections and votes and via the legislature, executive and judiciary.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Was bedeutet „Volkssouveränität“? Alle Staatsgewalt geht vom …

  1. Volke aus.
  2. Bundestag aus.
  3. preußischen König aus.
  4. Bundesverfassungsgericht aus.

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