Political Changes in the new nation

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What significant change in voting rights occurred by 1828?

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Property ownership was no longer required to vote.

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Which groups were still denied the right to vote despite the expansion of democracy?

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Women, Indigenous people, and enslaved people

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What replaced the public voice-vote system in many states?

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Secret paper ballots

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What was the main reason many Americans were still denied voting rights despite democratic changes?

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State laws

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What was the impact of secret paper ballots on the election process?

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Encouraged voting without fear

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What event in 1829 brought a flood of admirers to the White House? Options: The signing of the Declaration of Independence, Andrew Jackson's inauguration, The end of the Civil War, The Louisiana Purchase

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Andrew Jackson's inauguration

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What did Andrew Jackson's inauguration celebration nearly become?

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A near riot

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How did political parties make politics more democratic in the 1820s?

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By involving more people in election campaigns

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In what year did Jackson first run for president?

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1824

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What was the political affiliation of all the candidates in the 1824 election?

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Democratic-Republicans