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popular sovereignty

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popular sovereignty
n
(Historical Terms) (in the pre-Civil War US) the doctrine that the inhabitants of a territory should be free from federal interference in determining their own domestic policy, esp in deciding whether or not to allow slavery
popular sovereignty
1. the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen by election to govern or to represent must conform to the will of the people.
2. U.S. History. a doctrine, held chiefly before 1865 by antiabolitionists, that new territories should be free of federal interference in domestic matters, especially concerning slavery.
See also: Politics
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He focuses on these themes: the ideal of popular sovereignty, inclusion and exclusion, exchanges of power, efforts to constrain authority, and expansion of the country.
Founders; the people who brought you a nation by Reference & Research Book News
Popular sovereignty and the consent of the governed can hardly be taken as literally true--thousands, let alone millions, of human beings cannot jointly exercise power, nor is it realistic to think such multitudes can long consent to exactly the same thing.
Every man a God-king: the danger of popular sovereignty by McCarthy, Daniel / The American Conservative
It is instead based on understanding and valuing the basic political principles on which this republic was founded - among them an unswerving belief in the primacy of individual rights and responsibilities, the rule of law, promotion of the common good, and popular sovereignty.
A healthy dose of history by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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