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Which is an example of popular sovereignty?

The Fugitive Slave Law enforces stricter penalties for people who help runaways.

The United States Congress passes a bill limiting the slave trade.

Settlers in Nebraska vote on whether they wish to make slavery legal.

An abolitionist exercises free speech by publishing a newspaper.

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The answer is Settlers in Nebraska vote on whether they wish to make slavery legal.

Popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people's rule is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.

Because the people are making decisions among themselves as a government, C is the best answer.

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Settlers in Nebraska vote on whether they wish to make slavery legal.


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