Universal suffrage

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Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested while campaigning for universal suffrage.
Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested while campaigning for universal suffrage.

Universal sufferage means that every citizen is allowed to vote. Most countries have universal suffrage, but some do not. In some countries people had to fight to get it. In other countries It was granted after demonstrations in the main cities. they thought it was important to have it because they wanted to choose who ruled over them.