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The power lay with the people.
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The sentence says that the people held the authority to decide or govern. “Power” refers to control or influence, while “the people” identifies the public as its source. It presents that arrangement as a clear fact, without explaining how that power was used or what system placed it there.
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- U.S. Government Publishing Office — Congressional hearing transcript
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- Official Statement
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