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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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It means that democratic government by the people and for the people for benefit of people, not the people who govern it. Government is the "servant of people" and not the master of people or citizens.
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It's when the populous decides if the new state will be a free state or a slave state
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