1) some stories are interesting so decrease of boredom
2) increase in imagination and creativity
3) some of the stories could teach the reader a moral or two
I also think it is the first one, but I am not entirely sure.
There was little control over urban life, they also performed social services for the immigrants, and the cities needed the services they provided. They understood how to use the political system for their own good.
The Electoral College elects the President