Question

How would the issue of whether to allow slavery in a territory be decided, using the idea of popular sovereignty?
(1 point)
• by the federal government
• by a national vote
• by a vote of the people living in that territory
• by a vote of the people living in neighboring territories

Answer 1

• by a vote of the people living in that territory

Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives. In the context of slavery in a territory, the decision on whether to allow slavery would be made by a vote of the people living in that territory, as they are the ones directly affected by the issue.