If the people hold the power over the government through elections, but policy decisions are made by the people's elected representatives, we can say that the government is which of the following?

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The phrase "the people hold the power over the government through elections" indicates that the system is democratic. The fact that policy decisions are made by elected representatives suggests that it is a republic rather than a direct democracy, making the answer "Democratic republic".

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