Sec. 9. So soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants of full age in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect a representative from their counties or townships to represent them in the general assembly....
- from The Northwest Ordinance, 1787
This excerpt from the Northwest Ordinance (1787) represents which Constitutional principle?
Responses
A bicameralismbicameralism
B individual rightsindividual rights
C popular sovereigntypopular sovereignty
D checks and balanceschecks and balances