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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a democracy, the ____ are the source of power. Hence, their opinions should mould the actions of government.
A
people
B
rich
C
government officials
D
privileged
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Democracy (From Ancient Greek: , romanized: dēmokratía, dēmos ‘people’ and kratos ‘rule’) is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy").

Detailed explanation-2: -The people are the basic source of power within a democracy. Democracy is defined as the government of the people, by the people and for the people. The citizens of a nation hold the ultimate power since a nation hold the ultimate power since it is their collective voice that dictates government decisions.

Detailed explanation-3: -They have the right to examine the process of decision making. This factor is often missing from the non-democratic government. This process of accountability and transparency is an essential feature of democracy, where the government has to explain its action and defend its decisions to the people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word ‘democracy’ has its origins in the Greek language. It combines two shorter words: ‘demos’ meaning whole citizen living within a particular city-state and ‘kratos’ meaning power or rule.

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