Today our group presented first.
Governtment:
Types-
- Athenians had a Democracy forma of government
- They laid the foundation of what
Why they had democracy
- Before the concept of political state, 4 tribe based on family relationships dominated the area, the memebrs had certain rights, obligtions and privlages
- All freed men were allowed to participate in the athenian democracy
Branches and bodies
- Leg. Assembly of 6000, Council of 500
- Jud.
- Arbitration
- Jury courts
- Aeropagps
- Exec.
- Magistrates
- Law enforcement
-People liked this because they could do anything they wanted whenever such as voting to raise taxes one day then cutting them the next
Critics
- Non athenians had a high opinion of their constitution
- Thucydides blamed the loss of the athenian empire on the incompetent leadership
Key players
- Athenian constitution took about 150 years to reach the point most people today call democracy
- Dracon
- Solon
- Pesistratus
- Cleisthenes
Elections
- People didnt like reps to vote on there behalf but to vote on legislation and executive bills on their own right
- Participation was not open but the in-group of participants was constituted with no reference to economic class and they particiated on a large scale
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