Topic 4.7, Expanding Democracy, pp 205-209 As you read the chapter, jot down your notes in the righthand column. Consider your notes to be elaborations on the Main Ideas presented in thh'lleft coll you finish the section, analyze & process what you read by answering the questions in the analysis section located. Learning Objective: Explain the causes and effects of the expansion of participatory democracy from 1800 to 1 848 . MAIN IDEAS NOTES _ Greater Equality.. The nation's transition to a more participatory democracy was achieved by expanding suffrage from a system based on property ownership to one based on voting by all adult white men, and it was accompanied by the Politics of the Common Man. growth of political parties. The Rise of a Democratic Society. The nation's Universal White Male Suffrage transition to a more participatory democracy was achieved by expanding suffrage from a system based on property ownerShip to one Changes to Parties and Campaigns.. based on voting by all adult white men, and it was accompanied by the Party Nominating Conventions. growth of political parties