Popular Sovereignty In The United States

Sovereignty in general terms means,” supreme authority.” It involves authority over all others within its field of operation, and the absence of any other superior authority in that same field. The United States has its own form of sovereignty, which is “Popular Sovereignty.” Popular sovereignty is,” the belief that the authority, legality and legitimacy of the government is created by the will or consent of its people” (Popular sovereignty: US history for kids***, 2015). Popular sovereignty ultimately leaves the source of political power in the hands of American citizens. The purpose of our government is to help regulate our American society. The government is solely based on the U.S Constitution, as the U.S. Constriction is considered to