What is popular sovereignty?
Q: What is popular sovereignty?
A: Popular sovereignty is the idea that the power of a state and its government are created and sustained by the permission of its people. They give their permission through their elected representatives, who is the source of all political power.
Q: How did Americans create their Revolution and government?
A: Americans created their Revolution and government on popular sovereignty.
Q: What did popular sovereignty in the United States mean in the 1850s?
A: In the 1850s Popular sovereignty in the United States meant a very controversial way to deal with slavery in the territories. This was pushed by senator Stephen A. Douglas, which meant that people living in a territory would be the ones to decide if slavery would be allowed.
Q: What happened as a result of this approach to slavery?
A: This led to fighting in Bleeding Kansas because abolitionists (people who didn't want slavery) and pro-slavery people came to the Kansas territory in order to decide elections.
Q: Who were some philosophers associated with popular sovereignty?
A: Philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were associated with popular sovereignty.
Q: How can popular sovereignty be described?
A: Popular sovereignty can also be described as "the voice of the people."
