The direct democracy gave power to the people so the people supported it.
The government in ancient Athens was an example of democracy. The Athenian government was the first democratic form of government recorded.
the goverment of ancient athens like a democracy
Direct democracy
It was like a government
They used a Democracy.
A direct democracy with enforced participation
ancient athens
The democracy in ancient Athens was a direct democracy. The democracy in the United States was a representative democracy.
Western democracy has a variety of ancient roots, but none runs deeper (or stronger) than Ancient Greece; in particular, the ancient city-state of Athens. It was in Athens that democracy first appeared in recorded history, and it is from Athens that modern advocates of democracy have taken at least partial inspiration for their own commitments to government "of the people, by the people, for the people."
Athens was the first city-state to establish a democracy
The people directly chose their king.
It started as a monarchy, became an oligarchy, then a tyranny, then limited democracy, then an oligarchy, then a radical democracy, then a limited democracy.