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Why do you think that despite such limits Athens is still admired as an early model of democracy?
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Athens became a genuine democracy - the citizens in assembly made the decisions and the council carried them out. Compared to this, today's representative democracies elect politicians, who do what they want, rather than what the electors want.
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What Limits Democracy?
Athens
What is a limited democracy?
A limited democracy is a form of government where the power of elected officials is constrained by a constitution or other form of legal framework. In this system, there are limits on the government's authority, and certain individual rights and freedoms are protected. This is in contrast to an absolute democracy, where there are no constraints on the government's power.
How did Greeks city states limit democracy?
For those city-states that were either monarchical or autocratic (like Sparta, Mycenae, etc.), there was no democracy which to limit. For city-states, like Athens, that were democracies at some points in their history, democracy was limited in several ways. The first were limits on suffrage. Only ethnic Athenian males who owned property were allowed to vote. This was less than 10% of the population of Athens. There were also limits on who could be the leaders of the state, restricting that to several noble families.
Who limits the power of democracy?
the PEOPLE
What power limits the democracy?
Voted out
What are the limits of democracy?
the limit of democracy is being ruled by the free males were citizens.
How did Cleisthenes restrict democracy?
Cleisthenes promoted democracy. After helping to oust the tyrant Hippias, he brought in laws in 508 BCE restricting the power of the aristocratic Council of the Aeropaus and established a limited democracy based on the small-farmers. This was the first step to wider democracy established by Ephialtes half a century later in 462 BCE, and radicalised by Pericles fifteen years after that to allow the franchise to all male adult citizens.Cleisthenes' limited democracy was a practical compromise to get his measures through against the influential aristocratic minority and avoid civil war. In fact his reforms went into abeyance during the Persian invasion of 480-479 BCE and afterwards, when the aristocratic party regained influence for organising a successful defence and establishing Athens as a successful power leading the ongoing resistance of the Delian League to Persia. It was the defeat of Persia in 466 at Eurymedon which ended that real threat, and allowed Ephialtes the opportunity to reassert and strengthen people-power (democracy - demos = the people, kratein = to have power). He was murdered for this, and Pericles replaced him in furthering and entrenching the development of democracy.
What were the social bases for the democracy of the early mid nineteenth century?
Property & democracy, the Dorr War, Tocqueville on Democracy, the information revolution, the limits on democracy, a racial democracy, and race & class.
Who limits the power to govern in parliamentary democracy?
stupity of the people
How long the drive from Athens to sandersville?
It's about 85 miles and takes an hour and a half (from city limits to city limits).
What are the limits of Constitutional due process under criminal law?
Discuss the legal limits on the scope of criminal law in a constitutional democracy
What does a constitution do and why is it important in democracy?
It provides a framework for a government so it can work as a democracy.
