Assertion: u.s.'s power | /r/HasProperty | inherent
Facets:
value: in the people
type: LOCATION
value: in a democracy
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Likewise, James Wilson, one of the main drafters of the Constitution and one of the first Supreme Court justices, defended the Constitution in 1787 by speaking of the three forms of government being the "monarchical, aristocratical, and democratical," and said that in a democracy the sovereign power is "inherent in the people, and is either exercised by themselves or by their representatives.