Catalogue question 61 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
What does "popular sovereignty" mean?
- The king or queen rules over the people.
- The Federal Constitutional Court stands above the constitution.
- Interest groups exercise sovereignty together with the government.
- State authority is derived from the people. Correct
Why — for every option
- A — Germany is a republic without a monarch; this describes the opposite of popular sovereignty.
- B — The Federal Constitutional Court is bound by the constitution, not above it.
- C — Interest groups (lobbies) have no constitutional sovereignty; that would contradict democratic legitimacy.
- D — Correct: Art. 20(2) of the Basic Law establishes that all state authority is derived from the people — that is the definition of popular sovereignty.
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