What best characterizes the doctrine of popular sovereignty?
1. missouri was admitted as a slave state; maine as a free state
2.the issue of slavery in the territories was to be decided through governmental bodies
3. congress could determine the issue of slavery in the territories

The correct answer is 2) The issue of slavery in the territories was to be decided through governmental bodies.

The doctrine of popular sovereignty is best characterized by the issue of slavery in the territories was to be decided through governmental bodies.  

The doctrine of popular sovereignty said that people in their own territories had to decide if they accepted slavery or not, which means that if they wanted to enter the Union as a state that allowed slavery or prohibited slavery. The doctrine generated controversy in many of the states.  

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.  

the anwser is a) to prevent military conflict