A republic is a form of government in which power derives from

A) ?a supreme mandate of the masses, rather than from divine right.
B) ?the citizens, but their representatives make policy and govern.
C) ?the majoritarian consensus of elites.
D) ?sectarian violence.
E) ?the benevolence of its leaders.


B

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