popular sovereignty

Popular sovereignty also can be described as the voice of the people.

A popular sovereignty law was passed with the new constitution of 1921.

Over time, popular sovereignty would give way to the idea of majority rule.

This is not to say, however, that popular sovereignty requires a nation state.

Also, the second, presidential Constitution was based on popular sovereignty.

It should be replaced by a democratic society, based on popular sovereignty.

From the beginning, American political theory has rested on the idea of popular sovereignty.

Those who held the first view cited the principle of popular sovereignty.

This requires first of all a genuine return to popular sovereignty.

But the language of popular sovereignty is by its nature universalist.

Then, in respect of popular sovereignty, there were the Presbyterians.

It is a victory for popular sovereignty: we cannot deny this simple fact.

But there can be no real disagreement about the myth that popular sovereignty has become.

At that time, Khomeini had little truck with popular sovereignty.

Popular sovereignty is thus a basic tenet of most democracies.

Liberalism means the idea of liberty, equality, and popular sovereignty.

But during the 1858 Senate campaign, he argued its effect could be negated by popular sovereignty.

The principle of popular sovereignty has, however, always culminated in class rule.

So also with the sister doctrine of popular sovereignty.

Douglas' efforts to gain support in all sections of the country through popular sovereignty failed.

Use of the actual term "popular sovereignty" was infrequent before the 1840s.

Democracy is based on the concept of popular sovereignty.

Douglas and many northern Democrats remained consistent through 1860 in their support for popular sovereignty.

The latter supported popular sovereignty and, from a distance, the emerging urban working class.

They were outright opposed to popular sovereignty and the universal franchise.