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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > doctrine of popular sovereignty

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doctrine of popular sovereignty  

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  • THE DOCTRINE OFpopular sovereignty is a political term that implies that the power of the state rests with the people, who have supreme power. In the preamble to the U.S. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Popular Sovereignty, Doctrine of]

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