One drawback to direct democracy is that there would still be corruption. Corruption would still exists.
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Ashoka promoted Buddhist expansion by sending monks to surrounding territories to share the teachings of the Buddha.
A wave of immigration inspired nativist politicians to pass laws forcing immigrants to pass a literacy test, and to create a QUOTA SYSTEM.
In other words they were completely against immigrants.
I'm not entirely sure but i think it was The Great Depression.
A. people began moving to urban areas because industrialization created more job opportunities