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Democracy in Athens was an evolving experiment which lasted on and off for a bit over a century. The US is not a democracy - it is a republic which as a form of democratic government which has been going for over two hundred years and counting.
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Who is the athenian statseman who expanded democracy in Athens?
The first limited democracy was established by Cleisthenes in 507 BCE. It disappeared when the aristocrats took over to repel the Persian invasion, and was restored by Ephialtes in 460 BCE. He was assassinated for doing this, and his protégé Pericles took over and extended it to a radical democracy which shifted all control to the popular assembly. This lasted until Athens' defeat in the Peloponnesian War in 404 BCE, after which Athens returned to a directed democracy.
What is the supreme laws of the unite states?
The official answer would be the United States Constitution. The Founding Father of the United States wrote the Constitution in 1787. The Constitution is the " supreme law of the land. " The U.S. Constitution has lasted longer than any other country's constitution. It establishes the basic principles of the United States government. The Constitution establishes a system of government called " representatives democracy ."In a representatives democracy, citizens choose representatives to make the laws. U.S. citizens also choose a president to lead the executive branch of government. The Constitution lists fundamental rights for all citizens and other people living in the United States. Laws made in the United States must follow the Constitution.
When did slavery become illegal in the Northern US?
Slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865.
When was the Athenian democracy?
From about 500 bc to 321 bc was how long the Athenian direct democracy lasted
What year did War World 1 start and end?
The United States involvement lasted from 1917-1919.
What is the war that started in 1812?
War of 1812. It was fought between the British and the United States; It lasted a year.
Is it true that the Peloponnesian War was a conflict between Athens and Persia that lasted for a few months?
No , the Peloponnesian War was an ongoing conflict between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta lasting from 431 to 404 BC whereas the conflicts between Greece and Persia (known as the Greco-Persian Wars) lasted from 499-449 BC .
What were some advantages to living in Athens?
Athens created the first city states. Also they were the first in to start the democracy. Also they had really good poets, they had great mathematics skills, they also have great artist.
What was the name of the south when they broke away?
The Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America seceded from the United States of America and lasted from 1861 to 1865. It consisted of 11 Southern states that believed slavery was okay. During the time that their government lasted the United States Civil War was raging. The South was fighting for their freedom and for continuity of slavery. The North was fighting for the emancipation of slavery. The Southern states surrendered to the North in April 1865 and the Confederate States of America dissolved.
Three facts about the Persian War?
It was between the Persian Empire and a coalition of Greek city-states led first by Sparta, then Athens. It lasted 499 to 449 BCE. The Persians lost.
Major events in 1929?
In 1929, the stock market crashed in the United States. This was the beginning of the Great Depression, which lasted throughout the 1930s.
When and where was the first labor union?
The National Labor Union in the United States was formed after the Civil war but only lasted about 6 years
