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Popular sovereignty means that

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Government authority comes from the people and is subject to their will

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Popular sovereignty means that the power in a country or state belongs to the people of this state and that the rulers of the state, if there are such, only derive their power from the people; they are elected by the people and can also be dismissed by them.
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