What do you think of popular sovereignty?

Grading Criteria:

Your papers will be graded on the following criteria:

Responsiveness to the questions: reading questions carefully and answering them directly.

Command of information: demonstrated knowledge of the relevant concepts and facts.

Analysis: explaining concepts and facts with logical cause-and-effect relationships.

Specificity: presenting concepts and facts exactly.

Organization: clarity and coherence of paper.

2-3 pages (minimum), double spaced, size 12 font

Prompt: Popular Sovereignty

Popular sovereignty means that the power of the government comes from the people. The idea of popular sovereignty is that people are best ruled by the rules they agree to follow, and that the law is right when people agree to it.

What do you think of popular sovereignty? What are its advantages? What are its disadvantages? In your opinion, why is popular sovereignty a core democratic value? Please use examples to back up your opinion.

This is not purely an opinion paper; I need examples and references for your arguments. And make sure to include your sources!