Sentence examples for limited suffrage from inspiring English sources

For a long time, consequently, they limited suffrage to property owners.

Most 18th- and 19th-century liberal politicians thus feared popular sovereignty; for a long time, consequently, they limited suffrage to property owners.

By 1919, 15 of the 48 states — primarily in the West — had full suffrage, while most others had limited suffrage, like only allowing women to vote in presidential elections.

Many of the states did not have constitutions, and those that did, such as the Duchy of Baden, based suffrage on strict property requirements which effectively limited suffrage to a small portion of the male population.

She tells how she "danced with temper" when she heard Asquith's proposal for limited suffrage.

It was all but inconceivable that the people, even given limited suffrage, would elect the President directly.

Only this week, I read a trenchant opinion piece which suggested limiting suffrage in Strictly Come Dancing.

Though it succeeded in doing so for men, it legally debarred women from voting by specifically limiting suffrage to men.

Critical of limiting suffrage to male church members with property, Hooker sought a more-universal suffrage and told the Connecticut General Court in 1638 that the people had the God-given right to choose their magistrates.

The threatened proclamation of the adoption of the amendment would not be conclusive of its validity, but it would lead election officers to permit women to vote in states whose Constitutions limit suffrage to men.

One of these would represent the French citizens and another would represent the indigenous population, but the suffrage was limited to less than 1% of the population.