KnowraPopular sovereigntyLinked fromLinked fromThe 47 pages that link to Popular sovereignty, each with the reason it gives.All 47Broader topic 1Related 35Narrower topic 2Compared with 9Divine right of kingsCompared with: It reverses the doctrine's claim that sovereignty descends from God to the monarch.Meiji ConstitutionCompared with: The Meiji Constitution located sovereignty in the emperor instead of the people.AbsolutismCompared with: It reverses the absolutist claim that supreme authority rests in the monarch.LegitimismCompared with: It locates the source of rule in the people, not hereditary title.Imperial Rescript on EducationCompared with: The Rescript grounded civic duties in imperial authority, not popular sovereignty.MonarchismCompared with: It offers a competing source of legitimacy to inherited royal authority.LeviathanCompared with: Hobbes begins with popular authorization but places ongoing power in an undivided sovereign.Islam and democracyCompared with: It contrasts with arguments that ultimate sovereignty belongs to God and limits human lawmaking.RoyalismCompared with: It locates sovereignty in the people rather than a royal person or dynasty.