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What does the term popular sovereignty mean?

What does the term popular sovereignty mean?
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What does the term popular sovereignty mean?

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Popular sovereignty means that the authority of a state or county is created and sustained by the people.  Power is channeled through representatives elected by the people.
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government run by the people and for the people 
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