In “the oration of Pericles” (D)” Our form of government is called democracy because it administration is in the hands of the peoples” democracy government of Athens was the first democracy, but it was barley a democracy since only the male citizens controlled the government. In “Government in Athens” (E) it discusses the Athenian Golden Age was inspired by the development of democracy by the Athenians. “In the most precise and literal sense Athenians governed themselves” In Athens the population was general. For instance, the population was divided into four sections: Free male citizens consist of 50,000, free male non-citizens consist of 50,000, free females consist of 100,000, and slaves which consist of 115,000. Overall the total population of Attica was 315,000 people.
To answer this question, one must look closely at the people that made up the mighty power that was Athens. How does the individual relate to the citizen in the context of democracy? Democracy was the political system of Athens where everyone was equal under the law (excluding slaves). According to the law, every adult free male had the right to vote and to hold office. Aristotle records the origins of this equality.
How democratic was Britain by 1928? Democracy is a System of government “of the people, by the people, for the people” (Abraham Lincoln). In 1851, Britain was not a very democratic country since the vast majority of its adult population were disenfranchised. However, a number of reforms were passed which gradually helped Britain meet the 7 “hallmarks” of democracy. These include the franchise, a fair voting system, accountability, a choice of party, access to information, a national party system and participation – the right to stand for election to parliament.
Athens and Sparta were two exceptionally powerful, well-known city-states in Ancient Greece. Athens was a Direct Democracy; meaning every male citizen participates directly in government decision-making, lead by an assembly of over 6,000 male citizens and a council of 500. Sparta, on the other hand, was an oligarchy, meaning lead by a few, ruled by two kings, a council of elders, and an assembly. Although both cities had effective systems of running their government, the Spartan government was a more efficient government than Athens. Athens was in fact a democracy and though it gave more freedom to its citizens, there were just too many people to run the government in anyway but chaotic.
Compare the governments of Sparta and Athens Athens’s government was a democracy, while Sparta’s government was an oligarchy. A democracy is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of all the people. Democracy comes from the root words demos (people) and kratos (power). Athenian citizens were able to vote and use their voices to help change things and better the community. An oligarchy is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders.
Paige Gay 11/4/12 Fueled by Forgotten Willentz defines democracy as,” Sovereignty rightly belongs to the mass of ordinary individual and equal citizens.” (Willentz 5). The Revolution gave rise to this idea of democracy as it resulted in the first form of representative government. Though the ingredients were all there, the constitution created a form of government that concentrated the power in the federal government. Wilentz notes that an increasing desire from democracy arose from discontents of this fairly new federal government. It wasn’t until the late 18th century that people began to take more interest and involvement in the problem.
Athens decided to worry more about culture. The Spartans Goverment had A War Like Attitude and best met the needs of ancient Greece. The Athen democratic government, gave the citizens in Greece more freedom. Only Some of the total population of Athens actually had voting rights and all of these citizens were upper class men who were over thirty years old. Women were given
| The Relevant Constitution | | | | | 12729C.P. EnglishSeptember 22, 2012 | This year the Constitution is 224 years old, and some Americans think it is high time it retired. Although the Constitution is the oldest national Constitution in existence, in the eyes of America and the planet it is still fairly young (Jamison). The fact that the Constitution was made by the Founding Founders to flex with time and economic status, that over half of all Americans are blind to the political and governmental society, and that the Constitution is the foundation of Americas whole government being; despite the counter argument of others, supports the relevancy of this sacred document. The structure of the Constitution is relevant in every economic situation.
Athens was purely a democratic city-state while Sparta was an oligarchy (rule by few). In Sparta the military professionals were the only ones who had the right to vote while in Athens, the aristocrats were wealthy landowners who were also military leaders. Sparta military
Both civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome established very well-ordered political practices that significantly influenced the way later governments, such as the ones in Europe and the United States, were organized. The structure of political parties, the formation of divisions within the government, and even politically used words like democracy, monarchy and tyranny all stem from the Romans and Greeks. Even though the Romans adopted several of their political principles from Greece, the number of dissimilarities between the two civilizations were vast. The Greeks and Romans both had political structures that mirrored those of a city-state. Although conversely, the very dissimilar landscape between the two swayed their political growth.