The Greeks in Athens never had to rely on a system of representative government because their population was so small they could all easily participate.
In ancient Athens they had a direct democracy. People would show up listen to debate and vote on every single topic. What now exists is a representative democracy. We have leaders that need to be change. Or do you mean what messed up their system? The answer to that, I believe is war and tyranny.
The Hellenic Republic is considered a parliamentary representative democratic republic in a pluriform multi-party system, with the seat of government centered in the capital city, Athens.
The ancient Greeks are often credited with setting an example for representative government. They created the concept of democracy, where citizens had the right to participate in the decision-making process through voting and electing representatives. Their system of government, albeit limited to a specific group of citizens, served as a foundation for the development of representative governments in the future.
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There's direct democracy, which is a political system in which citizens participate directly in government decision making; then there's representative democracy, in which the citizens elect others to represent them In government
As democratic as we cannot imagine today since all eligible citizens participated in the process on a daily basis in order to take the appropriate decisions with their vote - direct democracy and not a representative model as introduced 250 years ago.
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT has historically denoted a system in which people elect their lawmakers (representatives), who are then held accountable to them for their activity within government.
The main principle which has shaped today's government in the Wast is democracy. it was invented by the Greeks Athens had the first ever democracy.
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Representative Government, Responsible Government and the Separation of Powers
They used a Democracy.