USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

THE TRAIL OF TEARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Universal suffrage was the idea that ____ should have the right to vote.
A
all white males
B
women
C
everyone
D
anyone who owns property
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the United States, the rise of Jacksonian democracy from the 1820s to 1850s led to a close approximation of universal manhood suffrage among white people being adopted in all states by 1856.

Detailed explanation-2: -Universal suffrage (or franchise) ensures the right to vote for as many people who are bound by a government’s laws as possible, as supported by the “one person, one vote” principle.

Detailed explanation-3: -: the right of all adult citizens to vote in an election.

Detailed explanation-4: -It states that every adult in a country, irrespective of wealth and the communities she/he belongs to, has one vote.

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