Popular sovereignty was the idea that
a. the government of each new territory should be elected by the people.
b. the American public should have a popular vote on whether to admit states with or without slavery.
c. presidential candidates should be nominated by popular primaries rather than party conventions.
d. the United States should assume popular control of the territory acquired from Mexico.
e. the people of a territory should determine for themselves whether or not to permit slavery.
Answer: E