Question

what are characteristics of popular sovereignty?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

sorry no

Answer 4

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.