Assertion: u.s.'s government | /r/CapableOf | derive its sovereignty
Facets:
value: from the people
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The phrase has been construed as affirming that the national government created by the Constitution derives its sovereignty from the people, (whereas "United Colonies" had identified external monarchical sovereignty) as well as confirming that the government under the Constitution was intended to govern and protect "the people" directly, as one society, instead of governing only the states as political units.