HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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Everyone did not always agree.
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All citizens voted on every issue.
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People could speak their opinions.
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Strong speakers influenced others.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did Athenian direct democracy differ from American representative democracy? In Athenian direct democracy all citizens voted and in an American representative democracy citizens vote for representatives to vote for them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original U.S. voting system had some similarities with that of Athens. In Athens, every citizen could speak his mind and vote at a large assembly that met to create laws. Citizens were elected to special councils to serve as organizers, decision-makers, and judges.
Detailed explanation-3: -Unlike Athenian Democracy, Rome was ruled as a republic. “ Republic” was a government controlled by the people. It was not a democratic system, in the sense of Athenian democracy. Because political power in Rome was in the hands of wealthy aristocrats, the Roman Republic was best described as an elected oligarchy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Democracy in Ancient Greece was very direct. What this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws. Rather than vote for representatives, like we do, each citizen was expected to vote for every law. They did have officials to run the government, however.