Where citizens elect a smaller group of officials to make decisions on their behalf. Used in democratic countries with a large population. *

Popular sovereignty means that the powers of government belong to and come from the people.

1. in recent lessons, you have been reading about some of the challenges and issues that the united states faces in both foreign and domestic affairs. review your notes from chapters 39–41 and make a list of these issues. make sure you review the looking to the future and charting future courses sheets from the divisions and new realities lessons. of all the challenges and issues that the united states faces, which do you believe is the most serious in terms of foreign affairs and which in terms of domestic affairs? choose one of each and write an essay that describes each issue and explains why you believe it is the most serious. there is no right or wrong answer—you will be graded, in part, on how well you make the argument that each issue you chose is the most serious. refer to the rubric and scoring instructions on the next page to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.

Which of the following answer best explains the ideals or principles led to the concept of manifest destiny? a americans wanted the european countries to stay out of the north american continent. b americans felt they had a god-given duty to protect the land of the native americans. c americans thought they had a god-given duty to spread their culture and government. d americans learned about this concept from the native americans tribes had encountered.