Athens was more worried about the comfort and culture during the time of the military battles. The oligarchy in Sparta put a war like attitude as it's first priority and it met the needs of Ancient Greece. Athens did not have the best form of government because it did not give the citizens of Greece more freedom. The Athenian democracy can not be called a true democracy because there was several flaws in the governement and how it worked. Only the
Which also allowed the federal government the opportunity for revenue. One of the main emphases for the Hamilton and the Federalist Party was that the federal government was too over power the states. They felt that leaving too much power in the hands of states would only create a weak type of government, with very little power to act. Citizen’s rights would be protected by the legislation, court systems, and of course the Bill Of Rights; distrusting the people with the vote. The federalist created the House of Reps which was directly voted by the people.
Both empires allowed their citizens to contribute to the empire; however, they did so by different means. Emperor Augustus of Imperial Rome, after declaring himself as emperor, allowed for the senate to exist, therefore giving citizens more opportunities to obtain senatorial and office positions. This might have occurred because Augustus’s government was a monarchy disguised as a republic. All citizens except for foreigners and women could obtain political positions in Imperial Rome. Citizens in Han China could only contribute to the empire by becoming a bureaucrat, however, this positions was very limited and was open only to Confucian Scholars.
Rhode Island was the only state that did not participate because they believed it was a plot to topple the government, so there was already disagreement with the intentions of the Constitution between small and large states. Two plans were in the forefront in shaping the way the government was heading, the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. The Virginia Plan would be more favored by the large states because number of representatives would be based on the population, when the New Jersey Plan had it that each state receives an equal vote. It was not until the Great Compromise where the two plans are met and settled upon with equal representation in the Senate. It also dealt with the how slaves were represented in the states.
Their authority was carefully kept in the hands of the elders. In this oligarchy, the citizens in Sparta were firmly guided by age and experience, and many outsiders admired Sparta’s mixed constitution, in which they seemed to balance their democracy in oligarchy. The Athenian economy had some crafts and agriculture. But Athens’s power rested on trading olive oil and silver mines. Slavery was everywhere.
Synoecism or unification affected the history of the polis because if synoecism was not introduced then Attica would not have had the great success that it did. Unification was brought into Attica because the territories needed to be brought together and be under one main ruler. “Synoecism is when many separate communities were formed into a single political union. Synoecism also referred to the actual movement of people from several communities into a new composite settlement. [1]” Synoecism was meant to help the small city-states into one political unit to make decisions on everything instead of each individual city-state making a different decision.
This contradicts a democratic society and is seen as a dictatorship because elections are the cornerstone of a democracy. So if two out of three powers that are running the UK are not elected, this itself questions whether or not we are living in a democracy. Furthermore, having a monarchy is very important yet traditional but not in the same aspects of Parliament, as they have more authority over
This led to a very corrupt government with many different views. Also, the unstable leadership caused the fall of the Roman Empire. Without a strict and passionate ruler, Rome had no chance. They needed someone who stuck by them and agreed with the rest of the government. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
He does not narrow it down to what we might call ‘civil servants’ but also includes people who have to perform jury duties, take part in assemblies etcetera. According to Aristotle his definition of citizenship works best in a democracy because that form of constitution offers enough public functions, and thus enough chances, to become a citizen. Aristotle realizes very well that although this point of view would work very well in his home polis of Athens, it would not work at all in e.g. Sparta where taking part in public office had a more ad hoc character. To overcome this Aristotle changes his basic rules.
The Greeks and Romans were two strong societies that brought great things to the Mediterranean. These two societies although always thought to be the same, were far more different than alike in a number of ways from the way they lived to how they treated women. The Roman society adopted many things from the Greeks, but always adding their own beliefs or style. One difference was the styles of governing. The Greeks were a democratic society, believing that the power should be given to a group of men instead of only a single leader.