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What early colonial document established popular sovereignty and majority rule?
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Which document established the majority rule with rights of the minority protected?
The Bill Of Rights
What is a priciple of popular sovereignty?
popular: majority sovereignty: rule therefore the people have total control
What was a religious belief rejected by the majority in Colonial America?
Heresy was a religious belief rejected by the majority in colonial America.
What was meant by popular sovereignty?
Popular sovereignty is when a majority vote within a region or state determines its policies. The Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 allowed popular sovereignty to decide whether a territory was to be a free state or a slave state.
What document did justice black criticize as part of his argument in the dissent?
the majority opinion. -apex
What was the dominant religion in colonial Maryland?
The majority were Protestant from the Church of England.
Why does Puerto Rico want sovereignty?
Some citizen do. But the majority wants to be a state of the United States or to stay as a Commonwealth.
The legal document that explains the legal reasoning behind a Supreme Court decision is called?
A majority opinion is the legal document that explains the legal reasoning behind a Supreme Court decision.
Why were the Mayfolwer compact and the house of burgesses important to the development of democracy in colonial America?
The Mayflower Compact established the principle of majority rule when making decisions for the colony of a civic nature. The House of Burgesses was the first representative body in the New World. It established the idea of an elected assembly to help enact laws for the colony (legislature).
What was the religion of the majority of French travelers who established Ft Caroline?
Catholic
As a part of their argument in the dissent what document do justices often criticize?
The majority opinion
How was the Constitution a conservative document?
It had to be conservative in order to pass. The US was very weak at that point and any mishap, like dividing over certain things in the constitution could lead to major problems for the young US
