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The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States
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The consulted source for the Democracy and Republic guides: The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States.
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Calling a government a republic does not establish that citizenship or political participation is inclusive.
- qualifies · chapter 1, pp. 3–25
The 1787 United States Constitution left House elector qualifications tied to each state's qualifications for its most numerous legislative branch rather than establishing universal suffrage.
- context · chapter 1, pp. 3–25