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African Americans were often excluded from the voting because they did not own land or pay the taxes required of voters. They were sometimes excluded from voting with the use of laws that excluded them.

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Can person's convicted of a felony be excluded from voting in Missouri?

All persons convicted of felonies are excluded from voting in the US. (Unless they have their rights restored.)


Who was still excluded from voting after 1832 in Britain?

Women


When the 23rd Amendment was passed it gave voting rights to residents of Washington DC. Why were they excluded from all of the previous amendments that gave voting rights?

That had always been a privilege reserved for states.


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What was Andrew Johnson goal for reconstruction?

excluded both blacks and wealthy whites from voting


What did the voting right act outlawed?

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was important because it allowed?

AfricanAmericans to gain equal rights


Are any US citizens excluded from voting in national state or local elections on grounds such as incarceration or mental illness?

Each state has different voting laws. Several states do exclude incarcerated prisoners to vote such as Kentucky and Louisiana. Some states do allow voting in national, state, and local elections. People with mental illnesses can vote if they are able too. Any U.S citizen that has been told they can't vote needs to find an attorney.


Jacksonian democracy involved the extension of voting rights to blacks Indians and women?

Jacksonian democracy actually excluded these groups from voting rights. Andrew Jackson's presidency promoted the expansion of suffrage to white males regardless of property ownership, but did not extend voting rights to blacks, Native Americans, or women. This period was characterized by increased political participation and the rise of the common man in American politics.


How do plurality voting systems limit voters' liberties?

The plurality system actively serves to exclude any idea which does not appeal to the "average" or "centralist" voter. As a result, many views are excluded. This is an infringement of the liberty of all those citizens to have their views at least publically aired by a possible representative. The United States is a country that has a plurality voting system and a good example of how views are excluded includes those opposed to continual war in Afghanistan. Of the two parties, neither caters to this desire, even though it is quite a common sentiment in the US.


What is a antonym fore excluded?

An antonym for "excluded" would be "included".


How is everyone ultimately hurt when some people are made to feel excluded?

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