HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakers
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citizens voted directly on all issues
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citizens gave their leaders total power
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citizens elected representatives to make laws
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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: -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-3: -Athenian democracy is similar to American democracy in that each citizen can case a vote on specific issues, such as local referendums, new taxes, and new state policies. The majority vote on these issues determines the outcome, as it did in Athens.
Detailed explanation-4: -Limited Democracy Athens had a limited democracy. It did not include all of the people who lived in the city-state. Only free adult males were citizens who could take part in the government. Women, slaves, and foreigners could not take part.