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Athenian democracy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is govt | govt is the institution where a society makes and enforces its policies. |
| what are the four basic elements for a country to exist | population, territory, sovereignty, and govt |
| what are the four different theorys | force, evolutionary, divine, and social contract |
| what is the force theory | one person or a small group takes control of an area and everyone submits to that persons rule |
| what is the evolutionary theory | the state evolved naturally out of the early family |
| what is the divine right theory | God created the state and that god gives those of royal birth the divine right to rule |
| what is the social contract theory | the state arose out of a voluntary act of free people |
| what's the main purpose of govt | the preamble of the constitution states them |
| what does direct democracy mean | all citizens participate in govt |
| what's an autocracy | govt where single person holds unlimited political power |
| what's an oligarchy | govt where the power to rule is held by a small, usually self appointed elite |
| what's a unitary govt | all powers held by a single and central agency |
| what's a federal govt | powers of govt are divided between central and local govts |
| what's a presidential govt | elected president who serves as head of the state |
| what's a parliamentary govt | the head of state is a king or queen and they are ceremonial |
| where does the word democracy derive from | Greek word "demokratia", demos (the people) and kratia (power/rule) |
| how long did Athenian democracy last | lasted in greek city state Athens from 508/7 to 322/1 BC |
| what's considered the be the orgin of Athenian democracy | Cleisthenes reforms |
| what did cleisthenes establish | equal rights for all male citizens, set of new democratic institutions, and new tribes to break up tribal allegiances |
| what did aristotle think about democracy | though it was made up of values like liberty and equality |
| what was liberty to aristotle | ruling and being ruled living as one chooses |
| what was equality to aristotle | equal voting power and right to speak in the assembly equal chances to hold office |
| what was the assembly | - the main lawmaking body - met 40 times a year - all male citizens over 20 could attend |
| how long could members hold office for | one year with no relection |
| how did Athenian democracys court system work | 6000 citizens served as jurors of the court each yr started to pay citizens, became a source of money for poor citizens |
| how did the generals and magistrates work | 16 generals, one from each tribe 600 magistrates, all supported by secretaries |
| all officals could serve how long | 1 year at a time |
| what were the problems with Athenian democracy | woman, foreigners, and slaves didnt have rights Athens wealth for political life were based on slave economy the assembly was slow and had a lot to handle |
| what was platos opinion on athenian democracy | democracy is unstable and he said that extreme liberty eventually leads to extreme subjection |
| what was aristotles views on athenian democracy | monarchy is best govt democracy is the least bad favors a mixed constitution which combines monarchy and aristocratic and democratic elements |
| what was a full direct democracy | civilians meet at an assembly decide political issues and decide between alternative measures |
| whats a partial direct democracy | the direct or indirect quality of democratic govt is a matter of degree, rather than either or |
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