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Mob rule.
Michael Scalise
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What is the principle of popular sovereignty?
Popular sovereignty arose from the Enlightenment teaching of Rousseau, Hobbes and Locke. It comes from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Who was the politician that strongly supported popular sovereignty?
The current politician that does, would be Ron Paul.
How do you use the word popular sovereignty in a sentence?
The US Congress passed the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act called for the use of popular sovereignty to determine whether a territory would enter the Union as a free or slave state.
What was the belief that voters should be given the right to decide if slavery would be permitted or banned?
popular sovereignty
How would decisions about slavery be made under popular sovereignty?
Under popular sovereignty, decisions about slavery would be made by the settlers in a territory. There were different viewpoints about when the decision should be made; some felt the decision shouldn't be decided until a territory was approaching statehood, while others wanted it to be decided earlier.
Did the north like popular sovereignty?
No most northerners did not like popular sovereignty because it violated the Missouri compromise. The South was in favor of popular sovereignty because it allowed the people to decide if slavery would be allowed in a new territory.
Under popular sovereignty who decides whether slavery would be allowed in a territory?
Under popular sovereignty, the residents of the territory would ultimately decide whether slavery would be allowed. This principle meant that the people living in a particular territory would determine their own laws and institutions, including the decision on the legality of slavery.
What is the principle of popular sovereignty?
Popular sovereignty arose from the Enlightenment teaching of Rousseau, Hobbes and Locke. It comes from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Who was the speakers is a supporter of popular sovereignty?
Stephen A. Douglas suggested dropping the Missouri compromise's ban on slavery. Instead, popular sovereignty (the vote of the residents) would decide the issue.
Why did Frederick Douglass believe that popular sovereignty would solve the problem of slavery in the nebraska territory?
popular sovereignty allows for the people to choose where they stand on the subject and Frederick believed that the people would vote for no slavery
Example of sovereignty?
Sovereignty is supreme power or authority as in the authority of a state or government. An example would be a colony demanding full sovereignty.
Who was the politician that strongly supported popular sovereignty?
The current politician that does, would be Ron Paul.
Did The Constitution originally rejected the principle of popular sovereignty?
In a way; it was designed in such a way that majority rule would be circumvented by the electoral system (ie the senate and House of Representatives). The writers feared that the lesser-educated and more easily-swayed masses would be incapable of ruling themselves in the purest sense of the term.
How was popular sovereignty appealing as a solution to the emotinal debate about the future of slavery in the US?
Popular sovereignty was appealing as a solution to the emotional debate about the future of slavery in the US in various ways. The citizens were convinced that the power would rest with them and they thought that this would work in their favor.
What allowed people in the new states to decide if they would allow slavery or not?
Popular sovereignty-_-Apex
What allowed the people in new states decide if they would allow slavery or not?
Popular sovereignty-_-Apex
Why did southerners the Kansas Nebraska act?
They thought that granting popular sovereignty would allow slavery
