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Athens Government and polis
By Michael Giard , Andrew Fagundes and Andrew Colsia
American government
This is America's government
Americas Democracy : we vote for a leader.
Americas Government :Anyone can hold government positions.
Americas leader :president obama.
Athens Democracy:They vote for a leader.
Athens Government:Only Men could hold government positions.
Athens Leader:Pericles was a leader of the athens .
Athens Government
● The Athens run on a democratic government
● Athen men after 18 are citizens
But women,slaves,children and foreigners could not hold government positions
Athens Government
The three branches of the athens government are : The assembly,The council and The courts.
Athens Voting
When Athens didn't want someone to be leader they would put the name of the person they wanted to be leader in a vase.
Voting In Athens
They only voted on yes and no questions at the meetings.
Athens Polis
There polis was that only men could hold government positions,they would vote for a leader,they would buy slaves.
Athens
Voting In Athens
To vote they used rocks,black rock means no and white rock means yes.
Meeting in Athens
If not enough people showed up slaves would go and bring them in red painted robe to humiliate them.
Americas Polis
We in america we vote for a "leader" just like the Athens, but anyone more then 18 can hold a government position.We do not have slaves .
America
Athens Question ????????????????????????
Why were the athens beginning of a democracy ?????
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Answer For Athens Question
Because they thought that a democracy later on would enhance power for them
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