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Which statements about Pericles’s General Assembly are correct?

a. It was led by randomly selected males.
b. It consisted of all Athenian citizens.
c. It was led by elected officials.
d. It prepared laws for citizens.
e. It voted directly on laws.

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Pericles's General Assembly allowed all Athenian citizens to vote directly on laws and was led by elected officials. Public compensation for office holders made it inclusive for all economic classes of citizens.

Step-by-step explanation:

Among the statements about Pericles's General Assembly, the correct ones are that it consisted of all Athenian citizens, was led by elected officials, and voted directly on laws. The General Assembly was the principal governmental body in which Athenian citizens participated in a direct democracy, with various reforms attributed to Pericles enhancing democratic participation. Notably, Pericles also increased the inclusivity of the Athenian political system by ensuring that public officials were compensated, thereby enabling poorer citizens to engage in governance who previously could not afford to. Moreover, although laws were directly voted on, a Council, which was constituted by randomly selected males, prepared laws for citizens to vote on, rather than the General Assembly.

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