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The source or justification of sovereignty ("by God" or "by people") must be distinguished from its exercise by branches of government. In [[democratic]] states, [[popular sovereignty|sovereignty]] is held by the people. This is known as [[popular sovereignty]]; it may be exercised directly, as in a [[popular assembly]], or, more commonly, indirectly through the election of representatives to government. This is known as a [[representative democracy]], a system of government currently used in most western nations and former colonies. Popular sovereignty also exists in other forms, such as in [[constitutional monarchies]], usually identical in political reality as in the [[Commonwealth Realm]]s. Systems of representative democracy can also be mixed with other methods of government, for instance the use of [[referendum|referenda]] in many countries .
The source or justification of sovereignty ("by God" or "by people") must be distinguished from its exercise by branches of government. In [[democratic]] states, [[popular sovereignty|sovereignty]] is held by the people. This is known as [[popular sovereignty]]; it may be exercised directly, as in a [[popular assembly]], or, more commonly, indirectly through the election of representatives to government. This is known as a [[representative democracy]], a system of government currently used in most western nations and former colonies. Popular sovereignty also exists in other forms, such as in [[constitutional monarchies]], usually identical in political reality as in the [[Commonwealth Realm]]s. Systems of representative democracy can also be mixed with other methods of government, for instance the use of [[referendum|referenda]] in many countries .
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Sovereignty]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Sovereignty this link].</center>
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Sovereignty]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Sovereignty this link].</center>
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