Democracy · Question 43 of 56

What does "popular sovereignty" mean? All state authority derives from the …

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  • D people.

Explanation

Article 20(2) of the Basic Law states: "All state authority is derived from the people." The people exercise it through elections and votes and through the bodies of legislation, administration and justice. The Bundestag and the Federal Constitutional Court are such bodies, but their power derives from the people.

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