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Discuss the philosophical basis of doctrine of popular sovereignty, and its significance for mankind.

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  • Democracy

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Popular sovereignty holds that the ultimate authority to make, unmake and judge government belongs to the people, and that rulers exercise only delegated power. Its classic statement is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract (1762). Its philosophical basis is the moral equality and self-ownership of persons; its significance lies in having become the only generally accepted…

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