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Recent Examples on the Web Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021 See More

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“Popular sovereignty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popular%20sovereignty. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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