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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of a political system in which the supreme power lies with a country’s citizenswho can elect people to represent them?
A
totalitarianism
B
communism
C
capitalism
D
democracy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A democratic system of government is a form of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -In a democracy, people choose their representatives by the process of election. The elected representatives are sent to run the government.

Detailed explanation-4: -Democracy, meaning “rule of the people", is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a parliament.

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