Abstract
How has political equality changed over time and what can this tell us about the pervasiveness of political inequality in American society? This paper explores the extent to which the ‘founding nature of representation’ influenced major historical events and trends in which political equality was either expanded or curbed in the U.S. The ‘founding nature of representation’ can be characterized by a hierarchical view of society as well as opposition to democratic expansion and large-scale change. By employing Dahl’s (2006) definition of political equality, a historical analysis allows for a clear picture of the pervasiveness of political inequality in the United States, both past and present.
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