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Name one difference between the way democracy was pracited in ancient Greece and the way it is practiced in the US today?
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∙ 14y ago
Democracy during the ancient Greek time differs from today because before only men could vote. Today all citizens 18 and older, are allowed to vote.
A citizen's rights don't only apply to men. Citizens don't have to serve in the military to become citizens and no slaves are used anymore.
Boys go to school after 13 or 14 and girls go to school today too.
Females can participate in government and go to school. They aren't relied on to take care of the house and children. They can leave their homes as they want.
There are no metics today.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoAncient Greek democracy was a direct democracy - those who had political rights could go to the assembly and speak or vote personally. Modern democracies are indirect or representative democracies - which means that citizens can have a say in the government through representatives that have been elected by them.
The other difference is that women did not have political rights in ancient times.
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∙ 8y agoThe fundamental distinction between Ancient Athenian democracy and US democracy is that the Ancient Athenians had a direct democracy in which all persons entitled to vote would vote on all issues and the US has an indirect democracy in which all persons entitled to vote will vote for representatives who will then vote on all issues.
However, there are other differences. Ancient Athenian 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. Conversely, in the US, because of amendments to the Constitution any person above the age of eighteen years is entitled to vote and any person who follows the requisite conditions (which are conditions for which any citizen could qualify) can achieve any office in the country (excepting the Presidency which requires a US birth).
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∙ 14y agoThe Difference is that America isn't a democracy but A type of Republic for instance The Roman senate is compared to are Congress.
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∙ 14y agoWoman over eighteen are now allowed to vote.
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∙ 10y agoThe democracy in ancient Athens was a direct democracy. The democracy in the United States was a representative democracy.
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∙ 13y agoprobably so.
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What ideology was first practiced in classical Greece?
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
What form of government did Ancient Greece have?
Ancient Greece was a Monarchy, oligarchie, tyranny, then a democracy (in order).
Ancient Greece was the birthplace of what?
Democracy
Who influenced democracy in ancient Greece?
Pericles.
What type of government did ancient Olympia have?
democracy
What ideology was first practiced in classical Greece?
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
Where did democracy come from?
Direct democracy is a democracy without representation, it was first practiced in ancient Athens.
What ancient city practiced representative democracy?
Athens did.
What ideology was first practiced in Greece?
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
What was first practiced in classical Greece?
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
Democracy was first practiced in which area of the world?
Democracy is thought to have first been practiced in ancient Athens, in Greece This would have been during the 6th century BCE, although there are claims that civilizations in Egypt may have practiced it prior.
Where did limited democracy begin in ancient Greece?
In Ancient Greece, a limited form of democracy began in Athens. Athens actually practiced a form of democracy for about 100 years, however, the only free citizens at that time were men.
Difference between ancient Egypt and modern Egypt.?
ancient Egypt was ruled by a pharoah and had no democracy in modern Egypt they are ruled by a president and they have democracy or at least a little of democracy
Where was the first known democracy?
Democracy was first practiced in Athens, Greece. It started there at around the 7th century BCE. Proto democracy was started in ancient India during the independent republics.
What different of forms government evolved in ancient Greek?
In ancient Greece they practiced a true Democracy. That is when every citizen is part of the government. The US has a Democracy mixed with a Republic and that's why we elect officials no make all the rules.
What kind of government allows citizens to make political decisions in Greece?
Direct Democracy, as practiced in Ancient Athens, allowed citizens to make political decisions.
How does democracy works?
In a Democracy people vote for their representitives, this happenes at election time.
