A state or people with full and independent authority within its territory is described as what?

• A. Sovereign
• B. Traitors
• C. Diverse
• D. Bias

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is sovereignty. Sovereignty is the supreme, independent authority a state or people has to govern itself within its own borders and to interact with other states as a separate entity. It means the power to make and enforce laws, control territory and resources, and conduct diplomacy and defense without being subordinated to another authority. When a state is described as having full and independent authority inside its territory, that is exactly what sovereignty means—the ability to govern itself and to be recognized as a distinct political unit.

Traitors are people who betray their country, which is about loyalty and crime, not about who governs or rules a territory. Diverse refers to variety or differences, and bias means a prejudiced viewpoint. Neither captures the idea of a state’s independent power to rule itself.