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A new government based on the principle of popular sovereignty must:

1. ensure freedom of speech for all citizens.

2. have a directly elected president or prime minister.

3. affirm the idea that its power comes from the people.

4. divide government roles.

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3. affirm the idea that its power comes from the people.

Step-by-step explanation:

Popular sovereignty will never work long term for government positions. A example of this was during the period of Bleeding Kansas, in which popular sovereignty was used to determine whether or not the state should be a free or slave state. Instead of a orderly fashion, the losing slavery side quickly took up arms and attacked the more popular free statians, which led to what is known as Bloody Kansas. In essence, popular soverignty will not work in the long run, as those who lose will not accept their loss willingly most of the time.

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