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Popular sovereignty in the United States — The American Revolution marked a departure in the concept of popular sovereignty as it had been discussed and employed in the European historical context. With their Revolution, Americans substituted the sovereignty in the person of the English… … Wikipedia
Popular sovereignty — or the sovereignty of the people is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power. It is closely associated with Republicanism and … Wikipedia
popular sovereignty — noun 1. : a doctrine in political theory that sovereignty is vested in the people as a whole rather than in a particular individual or group (as a ruling dynasty) and as a result that government is created by and subject to the will of the people … Useful english dictionary
popular sovereignty — 1. the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will. 2. Amer. Hist. (before the Civil War) a doctrine, held chiefly by the… … Universalium
popular sovereignty — noun Date: 1848 1. a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people 2. a pre Civil War doctrine asserting the right of the people living in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sovereignty — /sov rin tee, suv /, n., pl. sovereignties. 1. the quality or state of being sovereign. 2. the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign; royalty. 3. supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a … Universalium
Sovereignty — Sovereign redirects here. For other uses, see Sovereign (disambiguation). The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes Leviathan, depicting the Sovereign as a massive body wielding a sword and crozier and composed of many individual people. Sovereignty is… … Wikipedia
National sovereignty — Detail of the monument in Cádiz to the Spanish Constitution of 1812, Spain s first written constitution, which established the principal of national sovereignty. National sovereignty is the doctrine that sovereignty belongs to and derives from… … Wikipedia
Freeport Doctrine — The Freeport Doctrine was articulated by Stephen A. Douglas at the second of the Lincoln Douglas debates on August 27, 1858, in Freeport, Illinois. Lincoln tried to force Douglas to choose between the principle of popular sovereignty proposed by… … Wikipedia
Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute — Timeline of de facto control February 1764 – April 1767 France January 1765 – July 1770 … Wikipedia
Hawaiian sovereignty movement — Part of a series on Hawaii Hawaiian sovereignty movement Main issues Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom Legal status Opposition to the Overthrow Governments Kingdom Provisional Government Republi … Wikipedia
