Athenians choose officials by lottery because they believe this system was fairer than an election. In addition, election by lot helped to protect against one person gaining too much power in public office. Juries were chosen by lot on the day of the court case to try and defeat judicial corruption, as it would be difficult to bribe members when you didn't know who was going to be on the jury.
Mainly by lot. However as they didn't want to be led in war by any old randomly-chosen idiot, the 10 generals were nominated, one by each tribe. This idea also resulted in important decisions of the assembly having a rider: the generals to implement, evn though they were not military matters.
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Council of 500 (chosen by lottery)= executive branch Assembly of Citizens = legislative branch Jury System = judicial branch
Athens Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
the Land Lottery System
The olympic flame is always first lit in the ancient Greek city of Olympia, where the games originate from. This year - 2012 it was lit in the ancient Greek city on May 2012 and was then taken across the country and finally handed over to the British officials, for the London 2012 Games, in the Greek capital, Athens but it was never lit there and it was most definitely not lit in the English city - Slough as mentioned in the previous answer.
It is because they are ruled by central government and hence have no elected governments therefore are controlled by president's appointed officials and are not independent to choose their own representative.
Because it was more fair than having an election. There would not be drawbacks in this method.
Because it was more fair than having an election. There would not be drawbacks in this method.
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Athenians chose the members of the council each year in a lottery. They believed this system was fairer than an election, which might favor the rich. There is one drawback to this method. Who ever was picked could be a bad person and change the Athenian history.
There have been cases where lottery officials have been caught taking bribes or engaging in fraudulent activities, such as manipulating drawings or insider information. However, these instances are relatively rare and most lottery officials work diligently to uphold the integrity of the games. It is important for regulatory bodies to have strict oversight and controls in place to prevent corruption in the gambling industry.
YES.
Democracy in Athens was strengthen by Pericles because he raised awareness and created reforms for democracy. A reform that he created was paying salary to Athens' officials.
The author uses irony by naming the lottery officials Mr. Summer and Mr. Graves. This naming choice juxtaposes the pleasant connotation of "Summer" with the sinister undertone of "Graves," hinting at the darker nature of the lottery process despite its seemingly lighthearted name.
by contributing large sums of money to elected officials
Athenians chose the members of the council each year in a lottery. They believed this system was fairer than an election, which might favor the rich. There is one drawback to this method. Who ever was picked could be a bad person and change the Athenian history.
It is fun
Yes according to Illinois Lottery Officials via their 800 number. I called and asked why all the retailers said no and blamed you the lottery officials they said it has always been legal? Hmm still checking the actually laws I'll get back to you on when it changed