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Meanings of popular sovereignty in English

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Usage of popular sovereignty in English
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But resort to referenda implies that popular sovereignty must trump parliamentary democracy.
The South African
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For example, these Puritans cannot rule if popular sovereignty is adopted everywhere.
Children of the Market Place
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But popular sovereignty disregarded all previous compacts, all ordinances, and all laws.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
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Now, I think that there is a real popular sovereignty in the world.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862
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They are not to be charged to the great principle of popular sovereignty.
State of the Union Addresses
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Pennsylvania elected to Congress twenty-one pronounced opponents of popular sovereignty and slavery extension.
The Life of Stephen A. Douglas
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He defended popular sovereignty and attacked both Republicans and Buchanan Democrats.
A. lincoln: a biography
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On this matter of popular sovereignty I wish to be a little careful.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 3: The Linco...
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No; the judge says popular sovereignty don't pertain to them then.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862
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Nevertheless, popular sovereignty had an artificial quality which squatter sovereignty lacked.
Stephen A. Douglas: A Study in American Politics
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What, then, became of the great fundamental principle of popular sovereignty?
Stephen A. Douglas: A Study in American Politics
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So let us stick to this popular sovereignty,-thisinsidious popular sovereignty.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862
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Sinn Fein believes popular sovereignty is best exercised at national, regional and local level.
The Irish Times
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This was popular sovereignty in fact, but not in words.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 31: 1580-82
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His central doctrine of popular sovereignty was taken from Locke.
Equality
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We commend this system to the advocates of popular sovereignty.
Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
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