Male citizens were eligible for citizenship in ancient Greece. However, women, children, slaves, and foreigners were not eligible for citizenship in Ancient Greece. In present day America, almost everyone is eligible for citizenship. For one thing, slavery has been abolished. Children are "citizens", but they are not allowed to vote until they are eighteen. Women are citizens and foreigners can become citizens of the United States through the naturalization process. The definition of democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of the state. So by definition ancient Greece's government is a democracy. However, in this day and age in America, democracy is heavily associated with equality. Therefore,
