They usually had to vote on a law and so they would yell out yes or no and whichever group was loudest won.
Only kids could vote.
By show of hands
Well, only white males with superior class were allowed to vote, so it would be a hybrid type of democracy.
The Greeks.
In EVERY election that you have an entitlement to vote in.
Al Capone
Ancient Greeks were given rights as long as they were white males. They had the right to vote and hold public office, as well as own property.
To abstain is to voluntarily not do something, to desist or go without. The opposite would be to carry out that action, to act. Abstention is often applied to someone not casting a vote, in this case it would be to vote.
Ancient Greeks gave their citizens a right to vote.
The Ancient Greeks often traveled to get advice from the Oracle at Delphi. The actual oracle herself was known as the Pythia.
Oracles and seers. Often the gods would communicate with their demigod children through dreams.