How Did Politics Become More Democratic Between 1824 and 1840

question 13

Essay

How did politics become more democratic between 1824 and 1840? Make sure you discuss changes in voter participation, political parties, and campaigning.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on the immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision.

Representative Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves making a probability judgement by comparing an object or event to a prototype of the object or event.

Additive Strategy

An approach where elements are added together to solve problems or make decisions, often seen in mathematics or decision-making processes.

Anchoring

Overestimation of the importance of a factor by focusing on it to the exclusion of other relevant factors.