The point is not simply to wander aimlessly through Neil Simon country but also to establish that not so long ago to participate in an American election you needed to own property, pass a literacy test, and be a male relative.
Passing a literacy test is needed to participate in an American election to ensure that voters know what they are doing.
mnli hypothesis: Passing a literacy test is needed to participate in an American election to ensure that voters know what they are doing. premise: The point is not simply to wander aimlessly through Neil Simon country but also to establish that not so long ago to participate in an American election you needed to own property, pass a literacy test, and be a male relative.