Our presentation.
Government:
Types
-democracy
-laid the foundation of what became the "Athens democray"
Why democracy?
-tribes based on family relationships dominated the area.
-certain rights and privlages
-failed.
-appointed Solon with a mandate to create a new constitition
Who was allowed to participate?
-all freed male citizens
Branches and Bodies
-legislative branch
-judicial branch
-executive branch
-assembly of 6000
-council of 500
-arbitration
-jury courts
-areopagos
-magistrates
-law enforcement.
Did people like it?
-yes, because people could do whatever they wanted to do.
Critics?
-Athenians had a high opinion of their constitiution.
-Thucydides blames the loss of the athenian empire on incompetent leaders
Key Players
-constitution took about 150 years to become democracy.
-Dracon
-Solon
-Peisistratus
-Cleisthenes
Elections
-people didn't vote on their behalf, but vote on legislation and executive bills on their own right.
-pparticipation was not open but the ingroup of participants was constituted with no reference to economic class and they participated on a large scale.
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