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Truthfully I’m not familiar with any of this. I’m just curious how we managed a functioning democracy through the 1800s when literacy was certainly lower. And,
by shepherdjerred 9mo ago
Truthfully I’m not familiar with any of this. I’m just curious how we managed a functioning democracy through the 1800s when literacy was certainly lower. And, how other democratic nations with similar literacy rates are doing.
- throwworhtthrow 9mo agoStandards for "functioning democracy" were much lower then. Most people were ineligible to vote in the 18th and 19th centuries. [1] Not even 20% of the US population voted in presidential elections until the 20th century. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_rights_in_the_United_States#Milestones_of_national_franchise_changes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_rights_in_the_United_St... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Vote_for_President_as_Population_Share.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Vote_for_President_a...