History of the United States II / Unit 6 USH2 0755 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Worthy Citizens and the Unfit
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The idea
The anchor says most Progressives sought a perfected democracy that expanded the vote to worthy citizens and restricted participation by those considered unfit.
In practice
Unfitness judged, in the anchor's words, on account of health, education, or race.
Where people slip
Expansion and restriction were parts of the same programme. The contradiction comes from the anchor itself, and it returns at this unit's close.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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