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The House of Representatives is composed of individuals elected every two years directly by the people.

Popular Sovereignty, Authority for government flows from the people and they rule through their representatives

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How does the preamble support the principle of popular sovereignty?

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How does the need to respect the laws of each state support the principle of popular sovereignty?

Popular sovereignty is the idea that the government is of the people. It means citizens are in power. Limited government stems from this idea that government is there to protect the people and popular sovereignty.


What is the popular sovereignty and how does the constitution support the idea of popular sovereignty?

popular sovereignty is the belief that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of every political power and the constitution does support it.


Which of the following ideas does the activist support?

Popular sovereignty


Did northern democrats support popular sovereignty in 1860?

yes


Why did the northern Democrats support Stephen A. Douglas for president in the election of 1860?

Douglas supported the doctorine of popular sovereignty.


What two ideas in the declaration of independence support the principal of popular sovereignty?

The independent


Who was the Michigan senator who strongly supported the idea of popular sovereignty?

The Michigan senator who strongly supported the idea of popular sovereignty was Lewis Cass. He played a significant role in advocating for this principle, which allowed territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery. Cass's support for popular sovereignty was particularly influential during debates surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act in the mid-1850s. His approach aimed to address the contentious issue of slavery by letting settlers make their own decisions.


Why southerners support Kansas Nebraska act?

They thought that granting popular sovereignty would allow slavery


Why did southerners support the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

They thought that granting popular sovereignty would allow slavery


Which of these ideas does the activist support?

I'm happy to help! Could you please provide me with the ideas you're referring to?


Why did southerners support the annexation of Texas?

They thought that granting popular sovereignty would allow slavery

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