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Yes, of course a democracy without universal suffrage can be one. In fact, the UK was more of a democracy before universal suffrage than many formally democrati
by kspacewalk2 5y ago
Yes, of course a democracy without universal suffrage can be one. In fact, the UK was more of a democracy before universal suffrage than many formally democratic states with universal suffrage today. This is because democracy is not solely, or even approximately defined by the mere act of casting a ballot.
- anoncake 5y agoOf course not, universal suffrage is merely a necessary condition for democracy. Many formally democratic states of today arguably aren't democratic either. By the standards of its time, I'm sure the UK was already democratic back then. But not by today's.