Popular sovereignty is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created by the consent of its people. It places ultimate authority in the people. It is the idea that people in an area should decide for themselves the questions that concern them. Pre- civil war, one of the greatest issues rising was slavery. Therefore, pre- civil war, the term was used to suggest that the U.S. residents should be able to decide by voting whether or not slavery would be allowed in the territory.
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