ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY  Citizens had the right and duty to participate in government.  Citizens were native born, adult males who had completed military.

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ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY

 Citizens had the right and duty to participate in government.  Citizens were native born, adult males who had completed military training CITIZENS

 Citizens voted directly on issues= direct democracy  Unlike in the USA, where we vote for people who vote on issues = indirect democracy VOTING

 Citizens would participate in the Assembly, where they would vote on laws.  The Assembly voted when to go to war, on laws, and on some elected officials  The Assembly often required at least 6,000 citizens to pass a law, although sometimes there were even more than that in attendance! THE ASSEMBLY (ECCLESIA)