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No. At one time only adult white male landowners had the right to vote. Then only adult males. Women got the right to vote as a result of the women's sufferage movement and eventually black men and women also got the right to vote.

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What is universal adult?

adult suffrage is when people have the right to vote


Right for women to vote in Ghana?

they always had the right to vote


What is universal adult sufferage?

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Is the right to vote.?

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What is the right to vote?

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What is the concept of universal suffrage?

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What do you mean by adult franchise?

The right exercise by which people elect their representatives is called to right the vote or right to franchise


When did men gain the right to vote?

White male property owners have always had the right to vote in the United States.


What is known as universal adult franchise?

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