SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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How were trials in Athens similar to trials in the United States today?
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Men and women served as jurors.
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Citizens were eligible to serve on a jury when they turned 18 years old.
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A panel of 12 jurors decided the guilt or innocence of the accused.
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The accused was considered innocent until proven guilty.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Juries were selected from volunteers. The number of jurors could be huge. Some trials had as many as 500 jurors who had volunteered to judge a case. Only the jury could bring in a decision that someone was guilty or innocent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Athenian juries differ from american juries because they were bigger with as much as 501 citizens. the metics were foreigners. They were foreign residents. The rights they had was they could be presented with citizenship, but not have it.
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