Question

What is meant by the basic principle popular sovereignty?
(1 point)
Responses

The government is set up as a constitutional republic.
The government is set up as a constitutional republic.

The people have the right to alter their government.
The people have the right to alter their government.

Congress has the right to regulate trade.
Congress has the right to regulate trade.

The president has the right to veto any bill that Congress has passed.

Answer 1

The basic principle of popular sovereignty is best represented by the statement:

**The people have the right to alter their government.**

This principle emphasizes that the authority of the government derives from the consent of the governed, meaning that the power ultimately lies with the people, and they have the right to change or eliminate their government if it does not serve their interests.