Two long term trends that characterized the history of suffrage in the United States:
- Various restrictions on the right to vote were gradually eliminated.
- The federal government asserted authority over states in establishing laws regarding voting rights.
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<u>Explanation</u>
- At the start of American life, only white men could vote, and only those who owned property. Some early voting laws set religious requirements also. For example, the initial constitutions of Georgia and South Carolina required voters to be members of the Protestant faith. The religious test was ended with the 1787 adoption of the US Constitution, which said, "No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Over time, the requirements for property ownership were dropped within individual states' laws. Eventually, also racial and gender restrictions were removed. The 15th Amendment (1870) gave voting rights to non-white men after the Civil War. The 19th Amendment (1920) gave voting rights to women after the First World War.
- The 15th and 19th Amendments as noted, serve as examples of a gradual standardizing of voting rights across the country. The authority of the US Constitution, constitutional amendments, and federal laws brought all states into line under the same guidelines. Poll taxes that were targeted at keeping poor black Americans from voting were ruled unconstitutional by the 24th Amendment (1964). The Voting Rights Act of 1965 went further in protecting racial minorities from discriminatory practices in regard to voting. The 26th Amendment (1971) gave all citizens 18 and older the right to vote, younger than many states previously allowed. So the trend over time was a standardizing of voting practices nationwide.
The correct answer is High-tech sector employees were less likely to lose their jobs
Whereas many businesses stalled and had to fire people, these were mostly people that were easily replaced for someone who could work for a smaller salary. High tech sector employees are usually too much of a benefit to the company to be laid off so their job security was high since nobody could replace them.
Scholasticism (deriving from the Latin <em>scholasticus</em> “belonging to the school”) was a method of thought used in some European universities during the Middle Ages (1100-1500 A.C.). Scholasticism was widely used until 1600 when the Renaissance began to dominate education in Europe. Although Scholasticism was no longer used, many of its principles continued to be part of the new renascent ideas of such as Christian Humanism.
Some of this Scholastic’s principles developed by the Christian Humanism were:
- An analysis of the theology and Christian thoughts under a more philosophical approach.
- A disclosure of ideas from some Roman and Greek philosophers like Plato.
- The finding of more logic and stronger arguments that lead an answering of some questions about life and humanity.