What does the term 'Universal Suffrage' mean?

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The right to vote and get elected is granted only to men.

The right to vote for all adults.

The right to vote and get elected is granted exclusively to property-owning men.

The right to vote and get elected was granted only to educated men and women

answer is B.

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The term 'Universal Suffrage' means the right to vote for all adults.
The term "Universal Suffrage" means the right to vote for all adults. The adult franchise spreads the message that all citizens are in a position to protect rights and equality and have equal rights before the law. This promotes a sense of responsibility to promote national unity regardless of race or ethnic group. Equal voting rights imply that every man or woman, young or old, rich or poor, educated or uneducated, has the right to vote. ‘Universal’ means everyone, an adult means 18 years old or older, and ‘right’ means the right to vote. When a country grants the consent of adults, it is without any discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, sex, etc., the country has provided political equality to all its citizens. But many poor people tend to sell their votes to make the system more expensive.

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