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In what ways was Athens not a true democrocy?
The main criticism of ancient Athenian democracy is the limitations Athenian law placed upon who could be considered a citizen. The only Athenians who were considered full citizens were Athens-born men of at least 18 years of age. And to be considered Athens-born, both of one's parents had to have been citizens. But while women could be considered citizens, they had no voice in the Assembly, and no real rights within the democracy. Furthermore, slaves had no voice whatsoever in the Athenian democracy.
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 was Alexander Hamiltons personal strength?
Alexander Hamilton had visionary ways of governing, and transforming ways to create the American political landscape. He believed in Democracy, for the people and to the people.
Did tyrants develop democracy in Greece?
Tyrants usually preceded democracy. They were appointed in various cities by popular will to get rid of the aristocratic cliques and run a city-state to the general benefit of the people rather than the vested interested of a few. A tyrant had to maintain a bodyguard to protect himself from the aristocrats, and to hire them had to impose a tax on the people, which eventually made the tyrant as unpopular as the aristocrats had been. So the cities progressively expelled the tyrants and some tried the experiment with democracy - with mixed success. Failures with democracy resulted in some cases in a return to aristocrats, monarchs or tyrants to sort out the mess. Most cities then turned to a compromise of a form of limited democracy where the magistrates allowed the people to vote yes or no on issues they put before them.
How do political parties weaken the us democracy?
Because the media and other ways of bringing the political democracy make them look ugly and the attacks for the dissapearance of the families ancestrial.
What are Two ways Athens was ruled before democracy?
Before the establishment of democracy, Athens was ruled by various forms of governance, including monarchy and oligarchy. Initially, it was a monarchy, where kings held power, often supported by noble families. Later, oligarchies emerged, where a small group of elite citizens controlled political power, making decisions that favored their interests over the broader populace. These systems laid the groundwork for the eventual shift to democratic governance in Athens.
In what ways was Athens not a true democrocy?
The main criticism of ancient Athenian democracy is the limitations Athenian law placed upon who could be considered a citizen. The only Athenians who were considered full citizens were Athens-born men of at least 18 years of age. And to be considered Athens-born, both of one's parents had to have been citizens. But while women could be considered citizens, they had no voice in the Assembly, and no real rights within the democracy. Furthermore, slaves had no voice whatsoever in the Athenian democracy.
2 ways does democracy require the equality of all persons?
equality of opportunity and equality before the law
What form of rulers did ancient Greece have?
Most of the city-States were ruled by olicharchies, that is, by small groups of powerful families. Only Sparta had kings. These however mostly acted as army commanders while day-to-day government was left in the hands of a Council of Elders. Athens for at least some of its history had a form of democracy, although at the same time its economy was largely based on the massive use of slave labor. All through its history, Athens' powerful families continued to carefully control the ways in which democracy functioned and key executive posts remained in the hands of their family members.
What where the three ways Rome was ruled?
The three ways that Rome was ruled were first the monarvhy, second, the republic and third, the principate.
What are the ways of exercising democracy?
Voting?
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.
How did soldiers in Athens and Sparta differ?
Sparta was stronger on land, Athens stronger by sea.
What are 2 ways Americans can participate in their democracy?
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What 2 ways are Athens and Sparta similar?
both had slaves
Discuse the three ways that impearial countries ruled?
The three ways in which the imperial countries ruled included divide and conquer, collaboration, and through entrally appointed officials.
How well did Athens live up to the ideals it set for itself?
Not very well. To begin with, the idealization of Athens as the 'birthplace of democracy" is largely a 19th century invention of the poet Lord Byron who was an ardent supporter of Greece's struggle against the Ottoman Empire and who tried to win over the European powers to support Greece's independence efforts. In reality, Athens - for a relatively short period - had a form of democracy consisting of mass meeting consultation on a limited number of subjects, but the real power remained with the ruling families of Athens who saw to it that all power remained firmly in their hands. Athens' ideals mostly revolved around dominance, expansion and trade and they never even tried to institute their brand of democracy in other city-States or even in their own colonies. Athens was an Olicharchy and was happy to see power concentrated in the hands of a few powerful families elsewhere as well.
