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What is meant by popular sovereighty?

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popular sovereignty is a political doctrine where the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states

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Popular sovereignty, also called squatter sovereignty, in U.S. history, a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.

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