MCAP Review 3: Popular Sovereignty

Front

Which quote means the same thing as “popular sovereignty”? Options: “Government of the people, for the people, by the people.”, “Equal protection of the laws.”, “The right to be considered innocent until proven guilty.”, “Freedom of speech.”

Back

“Government of the people, for the people, by the people.”

Answer explanation

Popular sovereignty means the people have power over their government.

Front

Select the quote from the Declaration of Independence that best exemplifies (show) the principle of popular sovereignty: “All men are created equal.”, The people have a right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”, “It is the right of the people to alter (change) or to abolish (end) their government, and to institute (start) a new one.”

Back

“It is the right of the people to alter (change) or to abolish (end) their government, and to institute (start) a new one.”

Answer explanation

Popular sovereignty means the people have power over their government.

Front

Select the quote from the Declaration of Independence that best exemplifies (show) the principle of popular sovereignty: “Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient (temporary) causes.” or “governments are instituted (started) by Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”

Back

“governments are instituted (started) by Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”

Answer explanation

Another way to say "popular sovereignty" is that the government's power comes from the "consent of the governed." (The people consent by voting.)

Front

Which quote from the Declaration of Independence is reflected in the 17th Amendment: "The Senate of the United States shall be . . . elected by the people. . . . "?

Back

"The government derives its power from the consent of the governed."

Answer explanation

"Consent of the governed" is another way to say that the people have power over the government through voting.