Greece Lesson 2 Athens

Athenian democracy allowed poor citizens to help make the laws.

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Athenian democracy did not allow women or slaves help make the laws.

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Direct democracy gives everyone an equal vote and majority rules.

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Athenian democracy allowed all citizens to share their opinions.

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Direct democracy lets everyone be involved in making laws, so decisions take longer.

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Democracy lets everyone share their opinions which can lead to long, noisy arguments.

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Democracy allows the majority vote to become law, so people who lost with be upset.

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when a leader takes power and holds it by force

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Aristocracy

• Tyranny

when all citizens have a right to share opinions and vote and the majority vote wins

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Aristocracy

• Tyranny

when all citizens have a right to share opinions and select one person to vote for a group of them to decide some laws

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Aristocracy

• Tyranny