Question

In this unit, you learned about Athenian democracy and government in ancient Greece. What were some of the main characteristics of Athenian democracy? How is Athenian democracy similar to modern democracy? How is it different? Do you think Athenian democracy would be possible in the United States today? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

Today, government in the United States is most similar to the Roman Republic because it is a representative democracy.

Although Athens is known as the world's first democracy, system that exist in United States today is most similar to Roman system.

Namely, Roman Republic was choosing its officials to represent them in the bodies such as Senate, which is also the case today with United States.

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Answer 2

under this system all male citizens had equal political rights freedom of speech and the opportunity to participate directly in the political Arena