Democracy happened in Athens when the king got too much power. They moved from a monarchy to an aristocracy and then to a direct democracy.
Athens had a limited democracy.
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The way Athens democracy was limited because they had different governments and their kings were big shots
Sparta was a good example of limited democracy, Athens of radical democracy.
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It transited over time from monarchy, to oligarchy, to limited democracy, to radical democracy, to limited democracy.
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They ruled themselves by having a government that voted
Democracy.
It started as a monarchy, became an oligarchy, then a tyranny, then limited democracy, then an oligarchy, then a radical democracy, then a limited democracy.