American suffrage and citizen participation?

Question

How have American suffrage and citizen participation evolved over the past centuries?

Answer 1

Where are American suffering? Even the welfare recipients get a better life then the poor little Ethiopian boy. When was the last time you sent a meal to Africa. Oh ya it was today with the taxes I paid. As far as citizen partaking, look at the murder rate and we have to pay a reward to get the bad guy.

Answer 2

It all went down the drain when we merged politics with religion.