[1] William G. Andrews, misalnya, dalam bukunya Constitutions and Constitutionalism (3rd edition, 1968) menyatakan: “The members of a
political community have, bu definition, common interests which they seek to promote or protect through the creation and use of the compulsory
political mechanisms we call the State”, Van Nostrand Company, New Jersey, hal. 9.
[2] William G. Andrews, ibid., hal.12-13.
[3] Ibid, hal. 13.
[4] Ibid., hal. 23.
[5] Political Works, Belfords, Clark and Co., Chicago, 1879, hal. 33.
[6] William G. Andrews, Op.Cit., hal. 24.
[7] Istilah ini dikembangkan dari Stevenson dalam ‘Constitutional Faith’.
[8] Jimly Asshiddiqie, Gagasan Kedaulatan Rakyat dalam Konstitusi dan Pelaksanaannya di Indonesia, Ichtiar Baru-van Hoeve, 1994.