In the American system, the people of the several states are sovereign, meaning they hold final or ultimate authority. Power flows from them to the federal government, which merely serves as their agent.
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Episode – The Law: An Intro from the Founders to Frederic Bastiat
Maharrey: Sovereignty and Agency
James Iredell – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (24 Jul 1788)
Ratification of the Constitution by Virginia (26 June 1788)
Legal Information Institute – Agency Law
St. George Tucker – View of the Constitution of the United States (1803)
John Jay: An Address to the People of the State of New York (15 Apr 1788)
John Locke – Two Treatises §. 141
James Wilson – State House Yard Speech (6 Oct 1787)
James Madison – Report of 1800
Mercy Otis Warren – Observations on the New Constitution (1788)
John Hancock – Massachusetts Ratifying Convention (6 Feb 1788)
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