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* Athenian Democracy (c. 508–322 BCE) * Roman Republic (c. 509–27 BCE) * Dutch Republic (c. 1500?) * French and American Revolutions and constitutional mo
by alecco 11mo ago
* Athenian Democracy (c. 508–322 BCE)
* Roman Republic (c. 509–27 BCE)
* Dutch Republic (c. 1500?)
* French and American Revolutions and constitutional monarchies (c. 1770-ish-present?)
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- faidit 10mo agoMost of the population was disenfranchised in those examples. Peasants, slaves, urban poor and women generally weren't allowed to vote. Some very brief exceptions aside, universal suffrage only really emerged about 100-200 years ago (like you said). But clean elections without some kind of elite manipulation have arguably been nonexistent or extremely rare.