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Which staement best describes athenian democracy?
At its peak it was a radical democracy - that is the citizens met in fortnightly assembly, considering and deciding on all matters of government. The Council implemented these decisions. This is far more democratic than today's representative democracy where elected representatives form a parliament and vote how they or their party want, not necessarily the way their electors want.
Is there many direct democracy today?
false
Representative democracy as you know it in many countries today had its origin in?
Representative democracy as known today originated in ancient Greece, particularly in Athens. The concept was further developed during the Enlightenment period in Europe, with key contributions by philosophers such as John Locke and Montesquieu. The modern form of representative democracy began to take shape with the establishment of constitutional governments in countries like England and the United States.
Why did the framers create repubilcan and democratic democracies instead of direct democracy?
"How" is easier to answer, but since you asked the "why" I'll try my best to explain why. At the time of James Madison and in creating the Constitution for our Democracy we live in now, there was no way of knowing just how it would (230+ years old) translate to today's government. To quote Robert Dahl from "A Preface to Democracy" he begs the question whether or not Madison would have foreseen the problems that A Democracy has created for us (there are many, you can look them up). His answer: "I highly doubt it". They established a form of republican Democracy as the framework because (as explained thoroughly in The Federalist #10) a direct democracy creates, among many other things, tyranny of the majority. So, to answer your question, we can only try and assess and analyze why. But, there are some facts and viewpoints that should be taken into consideration.
What is the main way a representative democracy differs from a direct democracy?
Citizens elect leaders who vote on the issues in a representative democracy, and citizens vote on the issues in a direct democracy. A representative democracy is modern, and a direct democracy is ancient. A representative democracy works better in large groups, and a direct democracy works better in small groups. Citizens' desires are ignored in a representative democracy, and citizens' desires have a better chance of being heard in a direct democracy
Which kind of government was most heavily influenced by the Athenian system?
A representative democracy is the type of government that was most heavily influenced by the Athenian system. The difference being that only free Athenian men were represented. At the time, the other city-states were unlikely to follow Athens' lead unless they were members of the Delian League headed by Athens. These city-states had been turned into an empire of Athens and were under pressure to follow the democratic way. Modern democracies differ from the Athenian direct democracy model, which was only practicable in a community where citizens could walk into the city for the fortnightly meetings. The large size of countries today preclude this, so a representative democracy model s used, where parliamentarians do the decision-making with little reference to the wishes of the electors, which is quite different from the citizens themselves making the decisions in Athens.
How was Athenian democracy from democracy in the world today?
It was direct democracy - the citizens met in fortnightly assembly and decided on issues, which decisions were implemented by the council. Today's democracies are representative democracies - citizens elect members of parliament to direct government.
How Athenian democracy different from democracy in the world today?
It was direct democracy - the citizens met in fortnightly assembly and decided on issues, which decisions were implemented by the council. Today's democracies are representative democracies - citizens elect members of parliament to direct government.
How did ancient Greek government influence government today?
The ancient Greeks influenced modern government as, much like we do today, they had three main bodies of government. These were the Assembly, the Council, and Courts. Our US government today also has three branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
Why was Athenian democracy so groundbreaking?
The athenian democracy was the first known democracy in written history. From this new political climate arose new ideas that are still used today such as the separation of religion from government. Such a political environment allowed historical writings, science, free thinking and philosophy to flourish.
Which group of people was able to vote in the Athenian democracy how was Athenian democracy different than the democracy we know today?
The adult male citizens voted. They voted in fortnightly assemblies. In today's representative democracies, citizens elect representatives to a parliament, and hope that their representative will vote the way they wish.
What does today government have?
republican democracy
Who was the Athenian statesman during the golden age who promoted the idea of democracy?
The Greek statesman Pericles then expanded the democracy. He was an Athenian statesman who had an impact on politics that remains today.
Why does peaceful Athens Exists today and warrior Sparta doesn't?
Peaceful Athens exist today because the type of government is democracy and Sparta is oligarchy and democracy went on but not oligarchy. We still have the type of government democracy today.
What are examples of direct democracy in action today in our government?
Participatory democracy and deliberative democracy are two examples.
What type of government does Chile have today?
Representative democracy
What system of government do you have today?
(in the US) A Constitutional Democracy.
