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The importance of public opinion in democracy is based on which deeper principle?

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Correct answer: Power comes from the people

The direct answer is A: power comes from the people. The deeper democratic principle is popular sovereignty, meaning that the ultimate authority of government rests with citizens. The fact chain is: citizens express preferences through elections, public discussion and other lawful participation; representatives receive authority from that consent; governments remain legitimate when they respect the people's will and constitutional rules. Option A is correct because it states the source of democratic legitimacy. Option B, power by birth, describes hereditary monarchy or inherited privilege, not democratic consent. Option C, power through fear, describes coercive rule and cannot provide genuine democratic legitimacy. Option D, power only from the army, describes military control, not civilian democratic government. Democracy may use institutions and laws, but those institutions derive their authority from the people rather than from birth, fear or force alone. Memory cue: public opinion matters because people are the source of legitimate power.

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