How Did the Concept of Popular Sovereignty Address the Approach

question 8

Multiple Choice

How did the concept of popular sovereignty address the approach to slavery in new states?

• A) It left decisions about slavery up to the states.
• B) It let Congress vote on slavery for each new state.
• C) It let local communities determine the status of slavery in each county.
• D) It let the nation vote on the issue for each state in a special election.

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Alpha

In hypothesis testing, the alpha value denotes the threshold of significance, where typical levels are 0.05 (5%) or 0.01 (1%), used to determine if the null hypothesis can be rejected.

Statistical Probability

The likelihood of an event occurring based on a mathematical model, often expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups to determine if they come from the same population.