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National Sovereignty

Aim: Dylan Williams Explanation: National sovereignty is the idea that the government has all control to govern itself, without the interference of other governments. The only people that have control of the government are the citizens of the country. The idea of National sovereignty is that the U.S. is an independant nation and to prove that the U.S. could not take orders from other countries. In the U.S. the government is ran by the people for the people. So this sovereignty gives the people the power to run the country in their perspective and this shows a free voice. In the beginning of the Sovereignty around the world there were only monarchs telling people what to do and how to live but America was a country with a free voice. National sovereignty’s purpose is to give people the power that was once limited to the ruling class to other people so that they change their government. The people that run the government are able to give and take power from leaders which allows people to decide what is best. National sovereignty was founded by immigrants and future americans Americans and built for future Americans.

Works Cited Groves, Steven. "Why Does Sovereignty Matter to America?" The Heritage Foundation. N.p., 3 Dec. 2010. Web. 06 Oct. 2014.

"National+sovereignty." TheFreeDictionary.com. N.p., 2008. Web. 06 Oct. 20



Audience: Kylie Barela National sovereignty is a concept that affects many people. An article states, “National sovereignty is the exclusive right of a government, or of its people (as in a democracy), or an individual (as in an monarchy) to exercise supreme authority over itself” (Roth 1). Since national sovereignty is a nation being able to govern itself, it affects both the people who are running the government and the citizens of the nations whom are not part of the government. The people that run the government have to decide laws, rules and regulations for the nation, making them the primary audience of national sovereignty. The secondary audience is the citizens of the nation. The citizens may not run the government, but they are affected and sometimes even contribute to the government’s decisions. Thomas Jefferson stated, "I consider the source of authority with us to be the Nation. Their will, declared through its proper organ, is valid till revoked by their will declared through its proper organ again also" (Section 5: The Sovereignty of the People 1). This quote supports that the people do have some authority over the government in a nation with national sovereignty. National Sovereignty in general affects everyone within a nation, which means that everyone in the nation is the audience.

Works Cited Roth, Bruce A. "Chapter 19 National Sovereignty." No Time To Kill. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2014.

"Section 5: The Sovereignty of the People." Jefferson on Politics & Government: The Sovereignty of the People. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2014.

Historical: Hunter Whitlow

National Sovereignty took Europe from the Middle Ages into the new system that is still used, the system of sovereign countries. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, National sovereignty went into effect with the signing of a treaty, the Peace of Westphalia, in 1648 (Philpott 1). Also known as Westphalian Sovereignty, this belief of individual power of the states originated in Western countries and societies (Wikipedia 1). This concept was a part of the treaty signed to end the Thirty Years’ War. The treaty was signed between the major continental European states. Not only did this give each state its own power to govern itself, it also “brought an end to intervention in matters of religion, up to then the most commonly practiced abridgement of sovereign prerogatives” (Philpott 1). Each state has its own power, and its own ability to choose the religion that its citizens practice. This system of sovereignty now used around the entire world, having begun in Europe and moved outward.

Works Cited Philpott, Dan. "Sovereignty." Stanford University. Stanford University, 31 May 2003. Web. 07 Oct. 2014.

"Westphalian Sovereignty." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 10 July 2014. Web. 07 Oct. 2014.

Cultural by Chris Pavia

Usage of the concept of national sovereignty gives the author power of the readers thoughts or conceptual grasp. Sovereignty in culture has a connotation of victory and triumph. We as a nation are sovereign; the United States governs itself without the intervention of other powers (National Sovereignty 1). We gained sovereignty when we fought for independence from the control of Great Britain in the American Revolution. In the fight to escape the grasp of the tyranny of the monarch, over 25,000 americans gave their lives ("American War Deaths Through History" 1). To maintain this freedom, the United States employs a massive military which is almost constantly in motion, today being a great example of this. Americans are proud of their independence, as many respect the men and women in our armed forces. With the momentous achievement of the United States gaining its sovereignty and maintaining it throughout its lifetime elicits pride in the country from its people. With the word sovereignty comes the concepts of democracy, constitution and freedom.

Works Cited "American War Deaths Through History." Military Factory. N.p., 24 Sept. 2014. Web. 06 Oct. 2014.

"National Sovereignty." TheFreeDictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2014.