government are modeled after three parts of Athenian democracy. Athenian democracy implemented three institutions that ran their government. While Athenian democracy was made up of the Ekklesia‚ the Boule‚ and Dikasteria‚ American democracy is made up of the Executive‚ Legislative‚ and Judicial branch. There is a close resemblance in the Legislative and Judicial branches of American democracy and the Ekklesia‚ the Boule‚ and Dikasteria institutions of Athenian democracy. The United States House of Representatives
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Introduction The birth of democracy in Sparta and Athens was a long‚ painful journey‚ created by wars‚ cruel leaders‚ and heroic figures. Although many of democracy’s ideas came from Athenian government‚ it was very different from the democracy in the United States‚ for example. In general‚ wealthy aristocrats had the most power. But without the ideas that this time period created‚ who knows where we would be now. In this paper‚ I’m going to outline how democracy came to be in early Athenian and Spartan governments
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ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY Ever wonder where and how democracy began? According to an article entitled “Athenian Government Prior to Democracy”; ancient Athens is credited with having developed one of the first democracies on this earth (1). Blackwell states that the name democracy comes from “demos-people and kratos-power”‚ meaning “power of the people” (2). Mills states that Athenian democracy did not come about easy‚ yet it was through
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People often refer to the United States as a democracy‚ yet if one were to ask a citizen of Athens in XXX bc how they would classify the American government structure‚ I seriously doubt that they would agree. Athens on the other hand was a democracy‚ and a successful one for a short time. However‚ no country or state wants to be successful for just a short time‚ the longing is to rule sovereign for centuries upon centuries as a great and powerful nation. Unfortunately for Athens democratic state
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Ancient Athens is credited with having developed one of the first democracies on this earth. The city-state’s democracy‚ which was known as a direct or radical democracy‚ was at its peak under the rule of Pericles (circa 495- 430 BC). Prior to the development of what was an extremely active democracy‚ the Athenians were under various forms of government‚ including monarchy‚ oligarchy and tyranny. Monarchy The city-states in Greece were established some time around the 9th century BC. From around
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Athenian democracy originated and formed from the three definitions of "Demos". First of all‚ Demos is the Greek word for "village"‚ but the Greeks also used this word to translate as "People" and "Assembly". Initially‚ Demos means "Village" because it refers to the first step of democracy. The Athenians had a voting district‚ it was referred to as the "deme" and administrated the Assembly List. In order to qualify for the Assembly list‚ 18 year old males would have to prove to a political official
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In his eulogy delivered before the Athenians in 431-430 B.C during the Peloponnesian wars‚ Pericles states‚ “we are called a democracy‚ for the administration‚ is in the hands of many and not of the few.” In this quote‚ Pericles is communicating the idea that they are a democracy because the type of government that they have is special to them as well as very inclusive‚ unlike other governments at the time. The eulogy of Pericles should be considered accurate to a moderate extent because while on
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Cleisthenes was a Athenian politician that changed the political game. He brought forth the ideology of Demokratia or rule by the people‚ we know know this ideology as Democracy. Before 507 B.C. the city-states of Ancient Greece were failing to uphold control. At the time most city-states were either Monarchies or an Oligarchy‚ a government ran by a select few. But by the time of the of the collapse of the Bronze age the city states overthrew their kings and adopted a constitution. They still
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29 September 2013 What are the Unique Traits of Athenian Democracy? There are several traits that make Athenian democracy unique not only in the ancient world but also in the modern world as well. For the first time in recorded history‚ citizens had a say in what laws were to govern them . Democracy was an unknown and alien concept in the ancient world‚ and Athenians knew that their political process was different in and they were intensely proud of it. “Our form of government does not enter
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What was wrong with the ancient Athenian democracy? One of the most remarkable elements of the modern world of politics is the surprising popularity of democracy. The word and the concept of democracy‚ which nowadays is mostly seen as a necessary form of government for the 21st century‚ 26/01/2011-08:35:02 emerged for the first time in Antiquity‚ in the city-state of Athens in the 5th century BC. After so many years‚ the word‚ demokratia‚ still has the same meaning‚ the rule of the people
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