An Example Of Athenian Democracy

Democracy: a system of government by the entire population or eligible citizens of a state, typically through elected representatives, according to the google definition. A prime example of democracy would be Britain, because the citizens possess the right to vote for the Parliament. Also, it isn’t nearly impossible to become a citizen in Britain. The requirements aren’t as harsh and a lot more citizens could vote, (foreigners who became citizens and women). I believe that ancient Athens was not democratic. They were in the direction, though it wasn’t a complete democracy. The reason Athens was not completely democratic was because there was an extremely little amount of people who could vote. Only male citizens had the opportunity to vote,