Popular Sovereignty is one of the principles that underlies the US Constitution, popular sovereignty, asserts that the people are the true source of governmental authority (popular). This principle is founded on the notion of the social compact, which holds that a government should exist for the benefit of its people. According to the Declaration of Independence, the government should be abolished if it is not defending the people.
In political theory, sovereignty is the ultimate controlling force or authority over the state's decision-making and the upkeep of law and order. One of the most divisive terms in political science and international law, sovereignty is directly tied to the challenging principles of state and government, independence, and democracy.
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, which announced the breakup of the 13 British colonies in North America with Great Britain. It stated why the Congress had decided on July 2 "unanimously" by the votes of 12 colonies (with New York abstaining) that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent States," even though the 4th, the day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted, has traditionally been observed in the United States as the biggest national holiday—the Fourth of July, or Independence Day.
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