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He also gave the people the right to a trial. The next ruler Solon, the next Athenian ruler also helped Athens become a democracy. He also wrote many reforms into the laws and gave all citizens the right to vote, an important step in the origins of democracy. Some of his reforms created problems for other people, who wanted to become citizens. In
500BC, Athens looked like a modern democracy. The main lawmaking body was known as the assembly, and all free male citizens could be in the assembly. The assembly met about forty times a year to discuss and vote on the issues. The council of 500, which was made of volunteers from all ten districts, helped sort out the assembly's business. An even smaller council, a counsel of fifty men, made the daily decisions of the city-state. The largest problem of Athens democracy were that only a few of the people could become citizens, therefore limiting the power to a small group. This problem caused many slaves, and other non-landowners to be disappointed. Athens, no matter what the problems, was the first true democracy. Rome, around 500 BC, became a republic. A republic is not a democracy, but is very similar to a democracy. In this republic, the elected officials …show more content…
A result of this want was that many people left England to colonize newly discovered countries. A group of these people came to America and founded new colonies. One group of these people, the Pilgrims singed the Mayflower Compact, which stated that all people were to obey "just and equal laws." In 1775 the
America revolution began between the colonists in America, and British over unfair taxes and unfair representation. In 1776 the Declaration of Independence was drafted, and singed. This Declaration stated that the colonies of Britain were their own country, the United States of America with their own laws, government, and taxes. The founding fathers of the United States of America didn't trust the Athenian form of democracy, direct democracy, because they feared giving the people too much power. Instead they divided the power between the federal government, and the state government. They then divided the power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Also, they made it so the president, who had power similar to the Roman consuls, would be elected by an electoral college, instead of by a direct vote. In the long term almost
500BC, Athens looked like a modern democracy. The main lawmaking body was known as the assembly, and all free male citizens could be in the assembly. The assembly met about forty times a year to discuss and vote on the issues. The council of 500, which was made of volunteers from all ten districts, helped sort out the assembly's business. An even smaller council, a counsel of fifty men, made the daily decisions of the city-state. The largest problem of Athens democracy were that only a few of the people could become citizens, therefore limiting the power to a small group. This problem caused many slaves, and other non-landowners to be disappointed. Athens, no matter what the problems, was the first true democracy. Rome, around 500 BC, became a republic. A republic is not a democracy, but is very similar to a democracy. In this republic, the elected officials …show more content…
A result of this want was that many people left England to colonize newly discovered countries. A group of these people came to America and founded new colonies. One group of these people, the Pilgrims singed the Mayflower Compact, which stated that all people were to obey "just and equal laws." In 1775 the
America revolution began between the colonists in America, and British over unfair taxes and unfair representation. In 1776 the Declaration of Independence was drafted, and singed. This Declaration stated that the colonies of Britain were their own country, the United States of America with their own laws, government, and taxes. The founding fathers of the United States of America didn't trust the Athenian form of democracy, direct democracy, because they feared giving the people too much power. Instead they divided the power between the federal government, and the state government. They then divided the power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Also, they made it so the president, who had power similar to the Roman consuls, would be elected by an electoral college, instead of by a direct vote. In the long term almost