Vocabulary

Question 1

“The Real Sovereign People”

Answer 1

• People as a moral, symbolic unity
• The real nationality; fixed culture which shoudld remain the same

Question 2

Sovereignty

Answer 2

Authority/Power of a Government to govern itself and make decisions within its own territory without external interference

Question 3

National Sovereignty

Answer 3

• Abstract philosophical terms
• Can only be exercised by nation’s representatives

i.e. we the people of America

Question 4

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 4

• Power lies with the people
• Authority of the constitution is derived from being enacted by the people

Internal
* Refers to who has the authority to create the constitution

External
* Ability to exercise authority over the local population and territory without external interference (derived from the Peace of Westphalia)

Question 5

Parliamentary Sovereignty

Answer 5

• Allocates a parliament with sovereignty, a constitution in which bills are adopted by the parliament
• No authority may invalidate the acts of Parliament

Question 6

State Sovereignty

Answer 6

eg. United States

Each independent region maintains their own authority