What was the idea behind popular sovereignty in the mid-1800s? a. allowing slaves the rights to own property and vote b. allowing newly added territories to the united states decide for themselves the slavery issue c. allowing newly added territories to the united states to decide for themselves their own form of government d. allowing all americans to vote for the president

The territory of the united states is of vast extent; it now contains near three millions of souls, and is capable of containing much > ten times that number. is it practicable for a country, so large and so numerous as they will soon become, to elect a representation, that will speak their sentiments, without their becoming so numerous as to be incapable of transacting public business? it certainly is not." which founding document and idea does this excerpt reflect? brutus no. 1—limited government brutus no. 1—republicanism federalist no. 10—limited government federalist no. 10—republicanism