Definition:In a representative system of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the peoples behalf.

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Definition:In a representative system of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf.

A	Consent of the Governed
B	Representative Government
C	Federalism
D	Democracy

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -representative government (countable and uncountable, plural representative governments) A government where citizens elect people to represent them and make laws on their behalf, instead of always voting directly on laws and other government actions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Representative democracy is a kind of democracy in which people elect their leaders. It is also known as indirect democracy or representative government. Representative democracy is important since it helps the people to know their representatives before electing them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Popular sovereignty, meaning rule by the people The people can elect members to Congress and can choose the president. The idea of “popular sovereignty” is found in the Preamble of the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -The type of government in which the representatives are elected by the people of its own country is known as democracy. India is a democratic country.

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