The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy

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The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy
The extension of the suffrage was a concession to the growing belief in democracy, but it failed to give the masses an effective control over the general government, owing to the checks in the Constitution on majority rule. It had one important consequence, however, which should not be overlooked. Possession of the suffrage by the people generally led the undiscriminating to think that it made the opinion of the majority a controlling factor in national politics.

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