Sovereignty of the people

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660.

Definition

The democratic principle that ultimate political power resides with the ordinary citizens of a country, not a monarch.

Exam Context

Sovereignty of the people appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 and Impact of War 1642–1649.

British Depth Studies Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 Impact of War 1642–1649

Found in Revision Notes

British Depth Studies

Attempts at Settlement and the Rise of Radicalism

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 • Impact of War 1642–1649

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Related Key Terms

Agitators Agreement of the People Biennial parliaments Communalism

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