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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
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Terme préférentiel
popular sovereignty
Définition
- Popular sovereignty is the theoretical principle that the people are sovereign and that government derives is legitimacy and power from them. In the context of the sectional crisis in the United States, the term referred to the proposed middle-ground solution to the slavery extension issue. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History; Popular Sovereignty]
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