The principle that government can only do what its people give it the authority to do is called
a.) separation of powers.
b.) popular sovereignty.
c.) limited government.
d.) checks and balances.

Answer

A.is the answer, limited government

Explanation:

Explanation:

The doctrine that the government is created and sustained by the will of people is called popular sovereignty. In US all the power originated from people as US  is a sovereign state. Being sovereign means that it administers its own government and is not subject to a monarch. This concept was popularised by Stephen A. Douglas in 1854 and was invoked in the Compromise of 1850 and Kansas-Nebraska Act but Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan was the person who gave the concept of popular sovereignty while opposing Wilmot Proviso in 1846. It context of US it was was applied to the idea  that the colonialists should be able to decide  the terms under which they could join the union.

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.