Concepts of Sovereignty in Early Modern Europe
All of the following statements accurately describe forms of sovereignty during the period of European state-building (1648–1815) EXCEPT:
A
Dynastic sovereignty traditionally rested on hereditary rule and the divine right of monarchs.
B
Popular sovereignty emerged as the notion that ultimate legitimacy in government resides with the people.
C
Dynastic sovereignty implies that rulers derive their legitimacy primarily from popular consent and the authority of the people.
D
Territorial sovereignty is based on the state’s control over its land and the implementation of centralized bureaucratic institutions.
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