Question:
Can someone PLEASE check my one parargaph on popular sovereignty?
Heart
2013-01-14 19:11:32 UTC
Popular Sovereignty was another one of the Constitutional principles. Popular sovereignty was a government that the people had ruled. By that, what I mean is if the Supreme Court decided to pass a law about something, the people had every right to come forward and say something about it. Our Founding Fathers believed that we all should have a say in the government. They believed that the people of the country deserve the right to have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, etc.

Please tell me what is good and bad about it. i really need help in this.
in the paragraph i had to include what it was and why our founding fathers should be added to the constitution!!!
Three answers:
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2013-01-14 19:28:40 UTC
1. There's no need to capitalize the "s" in "sovereignty.

2. You can use present tense (i.i "is") when describing the definition. Also, don't switch back and forth between tenses in the last sentence. Say "They believed...deserved"

3. Don't use the passive voice in sentence two. "Popular sovereignty is a government that derives its authority from the people." See how the people are STILL ruling the government?

4. Don't use the word I! Say what you mean!

5. Don't use "etc" in formal writing. Instead, say "The citizens of the country deserved the right to have freedoms such as freedom of speech, religion, and press."



You've got great material, it's just a little tweaking of the writing :)
lefevers
2016-08-11 13:01:24 UTC
Fashionable Sovereignty was a method put ahead and supported by way of Senator Stephen Douglas in the 1850s - it had nothing to do with the Founding Fathers or the Supreme court docket. Underneath trendy Sovereignty,people living in US Territories could come to a decision for themselves on various issues before making use of for statehood.Widespread Sovereignty used to be most intently associated with slavery,and whether or not or no longer Kansas was going to be admitted to america as a Slave stae or a Free state.Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854,settlers in these territories would decide by using wellknown vote whether or not to be Slave or Free.
GodwinsLawProfessor
2013-01-15 15:33:35 UTC
The Supreme Court does not pass laws. They interpret the Common Law.



The Legislative branch passes laws.



Popular Sovereignty involves the right to vote by qualified citizens


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