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What does the term suffrage refers to?
Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens (or subjects) as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors (Demeny voting) and non-citizens. Although suffrage has two necessary components, the right to vote and opportunities to vote, the term universal suffrage is associated only with the right to vote and ignores the other aspect, the frequency that an incumbent government consults the electorate. Where universal suffrage exists, the right to vote is not restricted by race, sex, belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, wealth, or social status. Historically, universal suffrage often in fact refers to universal adult male suffrage.
When was the 15th amendment passed and for what reson?
To secure universal male suffrage
In what year was universal suffrage achieved in Britain?
Universal suffrage for men over 21 came in 1918. This was extended to all women in 1928. The age of majority was reduced to 18 in 1969.
The right of all adult males to vote is called?
universal male suffrage
How are abolitionist and suffrage the same?
abolitionist allies, including those who had long advocated women's rights, divided over the movement's priorities. Many abolitionists initially advocated universal suffrage, for both African Americans and women.
