Question

What does the term popular sovereignty mean?

A. All government power comes from the people.

B. The government gets its power from a small, elite group of people.

C. Government is always legitimate, even if the people disagree.

D. The ruler of the nation is popular.

Answer 1

A. All government power comes from the people.

Popular for this term is referring to the populous or people of a group and sovereignty means holding the political power.

Popular sovereignty refers to the right of the people to vote for political issues. If a government is run by popular sovereignty then the government answers to the vote of the people. A democracy would be an example of country organized around the concept of popular sovereignty.

Answer 2

A is the correct answer! Popular = the people, the populous. Sovereignty = rule. So, the people rule! This is usually done through voting.