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Define Popular Sovereignty.

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Exact definition of Popular Sovereignty:

Popular Sovereignty

~noun
~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.

~American History. (before the Civil War) a doctrine, held chiefly by the opponents of the abolitionists, that the people living in a territory should be free of federal   interference in determining domestic policy, especially with respect to slavery.

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Government only exists and functions with the consent of the people being governed

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