Which statement best expresses the meaning of the opening words of the u. s. constitution, "we, the "? governing authority is derived from the consent of the governed all citizens are guaranteed freedom of speech federal laws are subject to popular referendum americans favor unrestricted immigration

The correct answer is: governing authority is derived from the consent of the governed.

Explanation:

The United States Constitution, which was created originally in 1787, but was ratified in 1789, is the supreme law that leads all aspects of government within the United States. Aside from the purpose of establishing the division of powers, the Constitution also established the framework and guidelines for the correct management of power by the government. Another important purpose of the Constitution, particularly through its wording, was to establish that all these laws, and regulations, were valid not because of the power of the government, but because the people who accepted them gave them the power necessary to become law. By opening the Constitution with "We, the people..." the document is clearly stating that anything and everything under this supreme law, is possible only because the governed accept it and consent to it. This is why the correct answer is the first one.

absolute poverty the condition of having too little income to buy the necessities-- food, shelter, clothing, health care.

achieved status a social position (status) obtained through an individual's own talents and efforts.

affirmative action the requirement that employers make special efforts to recruits hire and promote qualified members of previously excluded groups including women and minorities.

aggregate a collection of unrelated people who do not know one another but who may occupy a common space--for example, a crowd of people crossing a city street.

agrarian societies societies in which large scale cultivation using plows and draft animals is the primary means of subsistence.

alienation the separation or estrangement of individuals from themselves and from others.

amalgamation the biological as well as cultural assimilation (merging) of racial or ethnic groups.

anomalies in science observations or problems that cannot be explained or solved in terms of a prevailing paradigm.

anomie a breakdown or confusion in the norms, values, and culture of a group or a society. a condition of relative normlessness.

anomie theory the theory suggesting that deviance and crime occur when there is an acute gap between cultural norms and goals and the socially structured opportunities for individuals to achieve those goals.

anticipatory socialization the process of taking on the attitudes values and behaviors of a status or role one expects to occupy in the future.

apartheid the recent policy of racial separation in south africa enforced by leg

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a photo collage of women at work during world war 2