THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Stamp Act
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Popular sovereignty
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Treaty of Paris
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Federal republic
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Detailed explanation-1: -Popular sovereignty is government based on consent of the people. The government’s source of authority is the people, and its power is not legitimate if it disregards the will of the people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Popular sovereignty is one of the main principles of the U.S. Government. Under popular sovereignty, the people (or citizens) are the ultimate source of government power. This means that the government only can operate with the people’s consent and authority.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitution rests on seven basic principles. They are popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, federalism, checks and balances, republicanism, and individual rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power.