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How did ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans influence our American system of government?
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The Greeks invented the idea of democracy. However, their concept of democracy was different. Nowadays we have indirect democracy, which means that the people elect representatives of the people and it is them who vote on bills. The Greek had direct democracy, which means that it was the people themselves, gathered in the assembly of the people, who voted on bills. Demorcacy means power by the people in Greek.
Both the Greeks and the Romans had the concept of citizenship and the idea that citizens had rights. During the Roman Republic and in the Greek democracies, this included the right to vote. It has to be noted that not all Greek states had democracies and in that other states (such as kingdoms, oligarchies and tyrannies) there was no voting. During the period of rule by emperors which followed the Roman Republic the people no longer voted and there was absolute rule by emperors.
During the Roman Republic there was also the power of veto. The idea for American veto system came from the Romans.
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What did our government inherit from the ancient Greeks?
democracy
What is the Ancient Greeks achievements of government?
The first democracy.
How did ancient Greeks influence on todays fashion?
Gladiator sandals were very poopular in summer of 2010!
Four accomplishments if ancient Greece?
The ancient Greeks made great achievements in government, philosophy, science, and the arts.
What form of government from ancient Greece most influenced the government of the US?
The Greeks introduced democracy .
What type of government did ancient Greeks live by?
the ancient Greeks had a democracy government
What are some of the areas of our lives that ancient Greeks culture still has influence over today?
Olympics, government ,and math styles
Who had the greatest influence on the US government the Greeks or the Romans?
Greeks
How did ancient Greek government influence government today?
The ancient Greeks influenced modern government as, much like we do today, they had three main bodies of government. These were the Assembly, the Council, and Courts. Our US government today also has three branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
What form of government did the Anciet Greeks invent?
The ancient Greeks from a government that we know as DEMOCRACY!
What did our government inherit from the ancient Greeks?
democracy
How did the styles of ancient eygptian statues influence those of the ancient Greeks?
3.141592
Who did the Greeks and Romans believe the world as being governed by?
The ancient Romans and ancient Greeks believed that their pagan gods had a great influence on earthly events.
What is the difference between the U.S. government and the Ancient Greek government?
One is the Ancient Greeks' and the other is the U.S.s
What is the Ancient Greeks achievements of government?
The first democracy.
Did the Greek Gods have an influence in the Ancient Greek arts?
Yes, they changd the way Ancients Greeks designed and thought, therefore having a massive influence in the Ancient Arts.
What affects did greek government have on todays government?
Ancient Greeks gave their citizens a right to vote.
