In ancient Athens, only free male citizens were allowed to vote, which excluded women, slaves, and non-citizens. Citizenship was limited to those born to Athenian parents, and this narrow definition meant that a significant portion of the population had no political voice. Voting was a direct process, where eligible citizens participated in assemblies and voted on legislation and decisions affecting the city-state. This system emphasized civic participation among a select group, reinforcing the democratic ideals of the time while simultaneously maintaining social hierarchies.
The members were the citizens of the city-state. Depending on the franchise, it included all males (as in the extreme democracy of Classical Athens) or in some cities there was a property qualification to be able to attend and vote (as there was also earlier in Athens). Their duties (or should we say privileges) was to vote on motions put before them at the assemblies. All legislation had to be approved by them.
Most definitely. It was actually born in Athens where citizens would vote on topics. This turned out to be the way the Parthenon was chosen to be built.
Athens was the birthplace of democracy.
First as a monarchy, then as an oligarchy, then as a tyranny, then as a democracy, then as a radical democracy.
Ancient Greece - particularly Athens - was where democracy was first introduced. All the male citizens of Athens could vote for their leaders. Although this did not include women or slaves, this was the bulk of the male population of the city. The word democracy, in fact, comes from Greek: Demos meaning people and kratia being the word for government.
they where able to vote at the age of 18
athens was not true democracy
Athens had a direct democracy. A direct democracy people vote on issues as a individual, rather than elect a representative.
Athens, but the vote was only open to freeborn men.
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Athens had a direct democracy. All citizens in Athens could participate directly in the government. It is called direct democracy because each person's decision directly affects the out-come of a vote. Women, however, were excluded from this process.
Because the tyrants forced a traded democracy.
In a Democracy people vote for their representitives, this happenes at election time.
In ancient Greece, the city state of Athens had a democracy where each and every citizen voted on a matter. The United States has an indirect democracy where the citizens vote for representatives into a body (the senate and house of representatives) and they are the ones who actually vote for legislation.
All the citizens could take part in making decisions for the polis.
Athens Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
In Athens in the fifth century, B.C., laws were determined by a vote among all male citizens. This was an example of pure democracy.