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| rdfs:comment | - Popular sovereignty is the belief that the legitimacy of the government is created by the will or consent of its People, who's natural rights are the source of all political power. The idea was first expressed by John Locke, developed and written by George Mason in the Virginia Declaration of Rights in June of 1776, used by Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence, and used by Benjamin Franklin and others in writing Constitutions for many of the newly declared States.
- Popular sovereignty is a governmental basis by which all political power is exercised on behalf of the people, with authority granted by election. It can be integrated into a constitutional oligarchy, multiple sovereignty, or as a stand-alone sovereign authority. Republicanism is the political philosophy which favors the elimination of hereditary monarchy in favor of popular sovereignty.
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| abstract | - Popular sovereignty is the belief that the legitimacy of the government is created by the will or consent of its People, who's natural rights are the source of all political power. The idea was first expressed by John Locke, developed and written by George Mason in the Virginia Declaration of Rights in June of 1776, used by Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence, and used by Benjamin Franklin and others in writing Constitutions for many of the newly declared States.
- Popular sovereignty is a governmental basis by which all political power is exercised on behalf of the people, with authority granted by election. It can be integrated into a constitutional oligarchy, multiple sovereignty, or as a stand-alone sovereign authority. Republicanism is the political philosophy which favors the elimination of hereditary monarchy in favor of popular sovereignty.
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