Athen's and u.s. government

Topic: Polis or city-state By Marilyn Arroyo & Aja Bonnett

Athens and U.S.Government

Athen's Government

● Created the first democratic government

Athen's Government

● Only in Athens, and only for a short time, rule by many meant that all the citizens had to be willing to take an active part in government

Athen's Government

● Athenian democracy did not really give power to everyone

Athen's Government

● A series of reforms took power from a handful of noble families and gave it to citizenry

Athen's Government

● Athenian citizens directly participated in government themselves

Athen's Government

● To be a politician in Athens, someone would have to had to be an adult male whose parents were both Athenians

● No women, immigrants, or slaves were allowed to be a Athenian citizen

Athen's Government

Athen's Government

● The government of Athens included three major bodies: the Assembly, the Council of 500, and the People's Court

Athen's Government

● The Assembly- All male Athenian citizens were members, the Assembly was the regular opportunity for all male citizens of Athens to speak their minds and exercise their votes regarding the government of their city

Athen's Government

● The Council of 500- 10 tribes of Athens sent 50 citizens to serve on the Council of 500 each year, the Councils main function was to set the agenda for the Assembly

Athen's Government

● The Peoples Court- In the Peoples Court, juries of citizens listening to class, determined whether their fellow citizens were guilty or innocent of breaking laws and set punishments for those found guilty

United States Government

● Congress makes the decisions in America, with some help from the President


● The real problem with American government is that it is not a democratic as it should be


● Americans strongly support democracy both at home and abroad


● At a federal level, a bill can become a law if its signed by the President, or if not signed by the President within 10 days and Congress is in session


● Current calls for "less government" actually mean less power for elected leaders and for the bureaucracies that serve them and more power for the "oligarchy" of millionaires and corporations


● Those who remember their civil classes will note that we have not a direct but a representative democracy or a republic


● People 18 or older are allowed to vote, and someone ahs to be over 35 to be elected as President


● The election of public officials and balance of power between the three branches of government (executive, legislative, & judicial)

Comparison :)

● In America the President makes the decisions and the congress but in Athens a group called the Assembly had 500 Athenian males to make them

Comparison

● In America people 18 or older are allowed to vote and someone has to be over 35 to be elected as President, otherwise Athens to be a politician someone must have been an athenian male

Comparison

● Males were allowed to vote, but women, slaves, foreigners, and people from other city-states were not allowed

Comparison

● Athens and America both have a democratic and republican party

Comparison

● Athenians did not have branches of government like the, American government

Comparison

● Americans have officials to participate in government activity while the Athenians citizens participated in government themselves

Comparison

● Some people aren't allowed to vote and in Athens

Why was Ancient Athens considered the birthplace of democracy?Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy because athens is the 1st place to be a model for government ability.

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