Question

The principle that each government has the absolute authority to rule its people and its territory is known as select one:

a. legitimacy.
b. immunity.
c. jurisprudence.
d. sovereignty.

Answer 1

Answer: d. sovereignty.

From its name alone, sovereignty is the full right, authority and power of a government over itself, without any interference from others. In political theory, it has the absolute authority to rule its people and its territory.