I'm thinking your question means to ask, "<em><u>What</u></em><em> is popular sovereignty?"</em>
"Popular sovereignty" means the people are in charge of establishing a government over themselves.
The founding fathers of the United States adopted the idea of popular sovereignty from Enlightenment philosophers like John Locke (of England) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (of France).
The Declaration of Independence (1776), written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, asserted the concept of popular sovereignty. The Declaration insisted that people institute governments in order to secure their rights, and that governments get their authority from the consent of the governed. "Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends," the Declaration of Independence said, "it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
One of the main reasons why Virginia finally ratified the constitution was because a "Bill of Rights" was added to the Constitution which helped ensure that the new government would not impede the most fundamental human rights of the citizens.
let everyone know that freedoms they've earned are human rights which are enjoyed by everyone
women of all races gained the right to vote after african americans
equal rights amendment and chicano rights movement was started after the success of the civil rights movement
also the civil rights movement was non violent
A) paper and pencil ballots
