Solon
Solon of Greece was the leader who made all citizens over thirty eligible to serve on the council and gave more power to the Citizen Assembly.
Solon
A citizen assembly is a meeting of the citizens to consider and vote on matters put before them by a council.
The council, also known as the Boule, was responsible for proposing and preparing legislation for the assembly. It consisted of a group of citizens chosen by lot to serve for a specific period of time. The assembly, on the other hand, was a gathering of all eligible citizens where laws were debated, voted on, and decisions were made regarding various matters including warfare, public policy, and judicial matters. The purpose of these institutions was to ensure that political power was shared among the citizens and that decisions were made collectively.
The assembly of citizens ruled, making decisions. The council carried out the assembly's decisions. The courts of citizen juries ruled on legal matters - no judges or lawyers.
An assembly is a meeting of the citizens. A council is a group who conduct state business in between the meetings of the assembly, and implement its decisions.
An assembly of the citizens made major decisions, which were implemented by the council.
It implemented the commands of the citizen assembly.
The five Ephors. The decisions of the council were put to the assembly of citizens in a yes or no vote.
The Spartan Council of Elders (Gerousia or Senate) was 28 citizens over the age of 60 elected for life by the Assembly of the (male) citizens plus the two kings of Sparta. It controlledthe running of the city-state, and referred important matters to the Assembly of citizens, with a veto over decisions of the Assembly.
The Spartan assembly comprised the male citizens. The council (Gerousia) of 30 elders conducted normal business and placed important matters before the assembly for decisions.
The council varied as various forms of government were tried out. Under the oligarchies it was comprised of aristocrats. Under the democracy it was elected citizens who carried out the dictates of the assembly of the citizens.