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A government is created and works by the consent of the people, laws are also made by them through directly or indirectly elected reperesentatives.

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What is the difference between popular sovereignty and sovereignty?

Popular sovereignty is a doctrine that power come from the people and those who rule them must rule in conformity with them. Sovereignty means supreme or ultimate political authority. A sovereign government is one that is legally/politically independent of any other government.


According to the principle of popular sovereignty who holds the final ruling power?

"The first three words of the Constitution, "We the people," express the principle of popular sovereignty. According to this principle, the people rule. They hold the final authority, or ruling power, in government."


What is popular soverngty?

Popular sovereignty is a political system where the people (or their elected representatives) hold the highest power in a country. In most Parliamentary systems the Government cannot make laws, conclude treaties, declare war etc. or even remain in power without the consent of Parliament.


What are some examples of popular sovereignty in the Constitution of the United States?

Popular sovereignty in the Constitution of the United States is evident in provisions such as the Preamble, which states that the government derives its power from the people. Additionally, the election of representatives and the amendment process allow citizens to have a say in the governing of the country.


How does the concept of popular sovereignty influence the decision-making process in a democratic society?

The concept of popular sovereignty in a democratic society means that the ultimate authority and power lies with the people. This influences the decision-making process by ensuring that decisions are made based on the will and consent of the people through processes such as elections, referendums, and public participation. It emphasizes the importance of representing and respecting the views and interests of the majority while also protecting the rights of minorities.

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What term means to vote for or against slavery in a territory?

Popular sovereignty is the term that means people could determine, through voting themselves, where to allow slavery in a territory. Another term used is sovereignty of the people.


What term means allowing people to decide issues for themselves?

popular sovereignty


What does the term popular sovereignty means?

The government gets its power from the people.


Is voting an example of popular sovereignty?

Popular sovereignty means people have a voice in the government and this means they have a voice to vote in the government


What sovereignty means the government is based on the consent of the governed?

Popular sovereignty


Popular sovereignty means that the power to govern comes from the constant of whom?

the people Popular sovereignty means that power is derived from the consent of the governed people.


What term means to allow a territory to decide for themselves whether to be a free state or a slave state?

look some where else.


What term means freedom for external control?

Sovereignty.


What term means freedom from external control?

sovereignty


What term is defined as the idea that all the power of the government lies with the people?

The term is popular sovereignty, but the concept is also defined by other theories that make the rights of the individual the basis for government.


What is it called when the people have the power to make decisions about government?

popular sovereignty


What was popular sovereignty in 1850?

The concept of popular sovereignty was introduced by the 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act. The term did not apply to any particular law or concept that was related to slavery. The term was coined by Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas.