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Article: Democracy In America: Chapter IV: The Principle Of The Sovereignty Of The People In America
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Chapter IV: The Principle Of The Sovereignty Of The People In America
Chapter Summary
It predominates over the whole of society in America - Application
made of
this principle by the Americans even before their Revolution - Development
given to it by that Revolution - Gradual and irresistible extension
of the
elective qualification.
The Principle Of The Sovereignty Of The People In America
Whenever the political laws of the United States are to be discussed,
it
is with the doctrine of the sovereignty of the people that we must
begin. The
principle of the sovereignty of the people, which is to be found,
more or
less, at the bottom of ...