Any male citizen. No women could vote.
Athens had direct democracy ie the citizens met in fortnightly assembly and made decisions which the council carried out. We have representative democracy where the citizens elect representatives to a parliament.
REPRESENTATIVES
For how long do we elect the representatives
Athens didn't elect leaders to make laws, the U.S doesn't gather in mass meetings to decide on government matters.
you elect each member of the house of representatives for four years each
The House of representatives get to elect it
People elect representatives in a representative democracy. In a direct democracy, such as Athens in the fifth century, B.C., all citizens were directly involved in making legal and political decisions.
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Citizens elect representatives to make decisions for all.
Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.
For how long do we elect the representatives