Question

Increased suffrage and the development of new political parties in the early 1800s indicate which of the following?
(1 point)
Responses

expansion of democracy
expansion of democracy

restriction of democracy
restriction of democracy

increase in the power of individual states
increase in the power of individual states

decrease in the power of individual states

Answer 1

Expansion of democracy — more people gained the vote and new parties arose to mobilize a broader electorate (e.g., Jacksonian-era democratization).