Read the quotation from voting rights activist Stacey Abrams."Our ability to participate in government, to elect our leaders and to improve our lives, is contingent upon our ability to access the ballot. We know in our heart of hearts that voting is a sacred right—the fount from which all other rights flow. Now, it’s time to live that truth through our actions.”–Stacey Abrams, August 19, 2018

Abrams emphasizes that people must be able to vote so they can choose their leaders and influence government. The idea that governmental power comes from the people is called popular sovereignty, so the correct choice is popular sovereignty. Federalism divides power between national and state governments, while separation of powers divides it among branches; neither is the main idea here.

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