Which term means possessed of controlling power?

• A. Sovereign
• B. Federal
• C. Common Market
• D. Dual sovereignty

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is sovereignty—the supreme power to govern. Sovereign means possessing that ultimate authority to make and enforce laws within a territory, free from external control. So the term that means possessed of controlling power is sovereign, because it directly conveys having the highest, decisive authority in governance.

The other terms describe different ideas. Federal refers to a system that splits power between central and regional governments, not to the possession of ultimate controlling power itself. A Common Market is about economic integration and free trade among member states, not political authority. Dual sovereignty describes a situation where two authorities share or claim sovereignty, implying distributed or overlapping power rather than a single controlling power.