<span>B. whom freedmen should look to for leadership</span>
<span>Britain could rule its large territory with direct, immediate communication.</span>
I believe that the answer is False
Generally speaking, popular sovereignty means that the people of a state or country are ultimately in control over their government--usually by electing representatives to craft legislation on their behalf.
This quote makes clear that there is a very clear hierarchy at the Executive Branch.
Only the truly hard decisions are left to the President. Most decisions in the Executive Branch are taken care of by people who are, as President Obama put it, "down the food chain".