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Which of the following is most closely associated with the Compromise of 1850?

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The phrase "Bleeding Kansas"
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The concept of popular sovereignty
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The slogan "Remember the Maine"
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The Three- Fifths Compromise
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The Dred Scott decision
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Solution

The correct option is B The concept of popular sovereignty
Popular sovereignty, or sovereignty of the peoples' rule, is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who is the source of all political power.


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