Which example best illustrates how the Constitution reflects the principle of popular sovereignty? A. All funding laws must orig
inate in the House of Representatives. B. Many powers are reserved for state governments. C. People vote to elect members of Congress to represent them. D. The president has the power to veto laws passed by Congress.
The correct answer is C. People vote to elect members of Congress to represent them
Explanation:
The principle of sovereignty in the Constitution refers to the power of people over government, this can be explained as in the U.S. and many other countries were the principle of popular sovereignty exist it is the people the ones that create the government as they elect the representants of it, which means these representatives are in the government under the consent of people and therefore their actions should be aimed at improving the lives of people and nation somehow, this principle also prevents oppressive governments to emerge such as dictatorships in which the government takes oppressive decision without considering people's opinions. Considering this, a good example of this principle is "People vote to elect members of Congress to represent them" because it shows that people have the power to choose its government that is what this principle is about.
One of the major compromises made between the Northern and Southern states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 concerned B) counting slaves in the population. As a result of this compromise the states agreed to count each slave as 3/5 of a person and the compromise thus became known as the three fifths compromise.
