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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what are characteristics of popular sovereignty?

OpenStudy (samanthagreer):

The government is created by the people/citizens of the United States.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@samanthagreer Thanks , do you know examples and non examples of popular sovereignty?

OpenStudy (samanthagreer):

sorry no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Popular sovereignty means that the people are able to vote upon what they want. An example would be the Kansas-Nebraska Act around the 1700's or 1800's, cannot remember. But the colonists or early americans disputed amongst each other if new states should be pro slavery or anti slavery.

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