Better America

Better America?

In the 1890’s America is making a few changes in this country. Elections and voting are becoming a huge thing in America today. And a few people are wanting a right to get it.

The elections are changing into the people of America’s favor. They don’t want lawmakers making the vote for them any longer. A bill was passed to make the people being able to vote instead of the lawmakers. A referendum was put into play so that the voters accepted or rejected initiative, not the legislative.

 After the people are elected they serve for a period unless they are called for a recall. This means that voters were able to remove public officials before their term is up by facing another election from the people. This was then put as the 17^th amendment, Direct Election of Senators.

 A few restrictions however were put into play these past few days. Poll taxes were used so that you had to pay a tax in order to vote. To help whites who could not pay a grandfather clause was established. Black however can not vote. For they are to poor to come up with the money, or they didn’t have a father who was able to vote.