- what cleisthenes did was a huge step froward getting "regular folks" involved in governing
- but this first democracy had its limits
- citizens could participate- but only 1/5 of Athenians were citizens
- after several years, athens practiced direct democracy
- republic has people vote on who to put in power
- democracy has people vote on specific issues/topics
- what a direct democracy looks like:
- it is where the state is ruled by its citizens
- rule is based on citizenship
- majority rules votes
- in the agora, citizens argued, made speeches, then voted yes with white stones, and no with black stones
- it was first practiced in Athens under Cleisthenes by around 508 BCE
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
A new form of government
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