The study focuses on the question of the role of universal suffrage in the context of Austrian politics at the turn of the 20th century. It performs a cross-sectional analysis of the transformation of the election rules in Austria and the gradual widening of the suffrage until the introduction of universal suffrage in 1907. and Článek zahrnuje poznámkový aparát pod čarou
Tne following text outlines some aspects of people's decision making process during elections in modern mass democracies. Particularly, the aspect of (in)competence of electorate is explored or, as the case may be, the problem of rationality of the political setting that creates the public opinion. and Článek zahrnuje poznámkový aparát pod čarou