Dr. Sun believed that government should be all-powerful, but nevertheless controlled by the people. For this reason he distinguished the
people's powers for controlling the government, which he called "political powers" from the government's powers, called the "administrative powers." The people's political powers are four in number:
election, recall, initiative and referendum. With the powers of election and recall, the people can control the personnel of the government.
With the powers of initiative and referendum, the people can control legislation. The government's powers are five in number: the
executive power, the legislative power, the judicial power, the power
of examination and the censorial or control power.