CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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the council controlled the work of the assembly
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people were paid to take part in government
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the city-state’s population was small
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free people could vote and hold office
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Detailed explanation-1: -(1.2) Why did direct democracy work for the ancient Greek city of Athens? Athens had a small population. (1.2) What is the main difference between federal and confederal systems of government? In a federal system there is centralized authority, while in a confederal system power is distributed equally among the states.
Detailed explanation-2: -All citizens in Athens could participate directly in the government. We call this form of government a direct democracy. It is called direct democracy because each person’s decision directly affects the outcome of a vote. In Athens, citizens gathered together to discuss issues and vote on them.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Athenian democracy, not only did citizens participate in a direct democracy whereby they themselves made the decisions by which they lived, but they also actively served in the institutions that governed them, and so they directly controlled all parts of the political process.
Detailed explanation-4: -Of the government body, the assembly best illustrates the principles and practice of direct democracy in ancient Athens. 10.