Pl did european countries want to find a shorter route to the far east? a. costs would be lower. b. they could take more trips. c. the route they used was rough and dangerous. d. sailors did not want to be away from home so long.

answer; (b) they could make more trips;

Popular sovereignty means that the government's authority comes from the people and is subject to its will.

It implies "that the legal and effective residence of the power of command of a social group is found and exercised in and by the universality of citizens", in particular in the democratic states. Thus, universal suffrage becomes a fundamental right and the citizen's condition is the same for everyone regardless of any other consideration, except for the limitations of age or judgment.