@jawarajabbi@mastodon.online @ReggieHere@mastodon.social @benroyce@mastodon.social Neither system was implemented with fairness in mind though. They were both imposed by a wealthy elite to ensure they kept power to themselves while giving just enough of a say to the masses to stop them revolting. Only reluctantly did they widen suffrage to include first non-aristocratic men and eventually women. I assume the same sort of process happened in the US? No votes for slaves I imagine?