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Why was the voter turnout in the first several elections in the US so small?

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I learned recently that many places in the US used proportional representation voting (PRV) methods instead of the current winner take-all (WTA) method we use now. How widespread was PRV in the US and why did they all change to WTA?

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Were there African-American criminal organizations in the US before the 1960s and excluding prohibition?

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Did newspaper salesman really used to shout the headlines of the day in public?

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Why did the Russian government give such light punishments towards political prisoners before 1917?

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Was feudalism the only political system in the world before capitalism in large-scale societies?

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Why was the voter turnout in the first several elections in the US so small?	4
I learned recently that many places in the US used proportional representation voting (PRV) methods instead of the current winner take-all (WTA) method we use now. How widespread was PRV in the US and why did they all change to WTA?	3
Were there African-American criminal organizations in the US before the 1960s and excluding prohibition?	3
Did newspaper salesman really used to shout the headlines of the day in public?	2
Why did the Russian government give such light punishments towards political prisoners before 1917?	2
Was feudalism the only political system in the world before capitalism in large-scale societies?	0