There was a time in US history when a requirement for democratic participation was to own property.

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This requirement was part of the property qualification laws that existed in many states during the early years of the United States, particularly during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These laws restricted suffrage to men who owned a certain amount of land or property, effectively excluding poorer white men, free black men, and all women from the political process. The property qualifications were gradually abolished in the 19th century, and the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution explicitly prohibit the denial of the right to vote on the basis of race, sex, or age (for those 18 and over).

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