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In what situations would a representative democracy work better than a direct democracy in Ancient Greece?
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∙ 7y ago
In those Greek city-states with direct democracies, they were small enough for the citizens to walk to fortnightly assemblies where they deciided on all issues and the council carried them out between meetings. That worked for a small population and area.
Modern countries are much larger and more populous so this just wouldn't work (even Singapore couldn't do it - Monaco could). So we have representative democracies where a few people are elected to a parliament to represent the people. The problem is that they end up representing their own interests and political parties, not their electors, which is causing the decline in modern democracy.
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Was ancient Greece a direct or representative democracy?
First of all, we should note that only Athens and a few other city-states were ever democracies. The vast majority of Ancient Greece was ruled by monarchies or oligarchies and not by elections. However, in Athenian democracy, all of the citizens voted on policies, which made Athens a direct democracy.
What form of government from ancient Greece most influenced the government of the US?
The Greeks introduced democracy .
What is the name of the democracy of Ancient Greece?
The first democracy in ancient Greece was in a city called, " Tu Madre" Which means, " Your Mom" in English. (Trolol)
What type of government did you get from ancient Greece?
democracy
Did democracy come from ancient Greece?
Athens, in Greece, has been known to be the very first city to practice democracy.
Was ancient Greece a direct or representative democracy?
First of all, we should note that only Athens and a few other city-states were ever democracies. The vast majority of Ancient Greece was ruled by monarchies or oligarchies and not by elections. However, in Athenian democracy, all of the citizens voted on policies, which made Athens a direct democracy.
What types of democracy did ancient places have?
Only Greece had a type of democracy, but most ancient societies were monarchies for thousands of years.
In which way does the modern US government differ from that of ancient Greece?
the united states is a representative democracy
What form of government from ancient Greece most influenced the government of the US?
The Greeks introduced democracy .
What ideology was first practiced in classical Greece?
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
Why do citizens choose a representative to vote for laws?
Citizens choose a representative to vote for laws because to do that is easier than to be a direct democracy like it was back in ancient Greece.
What form of government did Ancient Greece have?
Ancient Greece was a Monarchy, oligarchie, tyranny, then a democracy (in order).
Was ancient Greece run by royalty or parliament?
Ancient Greece was a democracy
Ancient Greece was the birthplace of what?
Democracy
Ancient Greece govement?
Democracy
Ancient Greece's government?
Democracy
What is the name of the democracy of Ancient Greece?
The first democracy in ancient Greece was in a city called, " Tu Madre" Which means, " Your Mom" in English. (Trolol)
