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The Atheians had direct democracy - the citizens met in fortnightly assembly and voted on issues. Modern democracies are representative democracies - citizens elect members to vote on their behalf in a parliament. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, but the size of most modern democracies prohibits citizens attending regular meetings.

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