CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Citizens’ rights are limited under the law.
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Citizens must serve in order to gain rights.
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The rights of citizens are protected under law.
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Rights are limited to a select group of citizens.
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Detailed explanation-1: –In the US, citizens vote, while in ancient Athens, only the Council of 500 voted to pass laws.-In the US, citizens elect representatives to office, while in Athens, elections were not held.-In the US, citizens run the government, while in Athens, citizens elected officials to run the government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Greek democracy created at Athens was direct, rather than representative: any adult male citizen over the age of 20 could take part, and it was a duty to do so. The officials of the democracy were in part elected by the Assembly and in large part chosen by lottery in a process called sortition.
Detailed explanation-3: -Athenian Democracy refers to the system of democratic government used in Athens, Greece from the 5th to 4th century BCE. Under this system, all male citizens-the dēmos-had equal political rights, freedom of speech, and the opportunity to participate directly in the political arena.
Detailed explanation-4: -Philosophers from classical Greece proposed the separation of powers in government, an idea that the American founders adopted for their new nation. In addition, The Roman Republic (509-27 BC) served as a direct model of government for the writers of the constitution.