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The Enduring Constitution: Timeline: Government by the People
American Government: Government by the People 1790 1790 Only white male adult property-owners have the right to vote. 1800 1810 1810 Last religious prerequisite to vote eliminated. 1820 1840…Government by the People | American Government: The Enduring Constitution
The Enduring Constitution: Government by the People When the Constitution was written, only white male property owners (about 10 to 16 percent of the nation's population) had the…U.S. Voting Rights
When the Constitution was written, only white male property owners (about 10 to 16 percent of the nation's population) had the vote. Over the past two centuries, though, the term "government by…