Government of Athens
Government
- From a tyranny to a democracy
- Tyranny- autocratic ruler who governed by decree
- Athens created the first democracy
- only citizens were allowed to participate
- only men
- women slaves and foreigners were not
Branches
- Assembly (Ekklesia)
- any man was allowed to attend
- 40 times a year
- majority rules
- Council (Boule)
- supervised government workers navy and army
- Court (Dikasteria)
- most powerful
- 500 jurors were chosen
- males over age of 30
- no rules on what kinds of cases could be tried in court
- people liked it because they could speak their minds
- all citizens could participate
- peacefully settled disputes
- paid for service
- included rich and poor
- Only men could vote
- no women;s rights
- limited citizenship
- slavery
- money and power had advantages
Pericles
Solon
Cleithenes
Elections
- didn't have elections for the council
- 500 names drawn from all the people of Athens
- served for one year then new 500 were drawn
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