dec 27, 1836 - * Universal white male suffrage by1836 (removal of property requirements) * Party NOMINATING CONVENTIONS change from politcal party leaders to regular voters —> ELECTORAL COLLEGE becomes more democratic —> POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS needed to be conducted on a more national scale ++ political parties begins to go for the SPOILS SYSTEM("to the victor, goes the spoils")
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dec 27, 1836
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~ 189 years ago