from 477- 431 B.C. Athens experienced a growth in intellectual and aristocratic learning. To strengthen democracy, pericles increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries.

     Athens democracy- Citizen: Male, 18 years old, Born of citizen parents; Laws voted on and proposed directly by assembly of all citizens; leaders chosen by lot; Executive branch composed of a council of 500 men; Juries varied in size; No attorneys, no appeals, one day trials

     American democracy: citizen born in the united states or completed the citizenship process; Representatives elected to propose and vote on laws; elected president; Executive branch made up of elected and appointed officials; Juries composed of 12 jurors; Defendants and plaintiffs have attorneys, long appeal process.

Direct

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why do we do what we do why do we say what we say why do we think what we think why do we feel what we feel. Mythos=storytelling Philos=science philosophia- The love of wisdom Philosophy- The academic study of anything plato had his own school where you could learn about anything completely free of cost. philosophy- a way of thinking about questions what is the world like
Read more
lord: A land owner Fief: The land the land that a lord granted Vassal: The person who receives the Fief Knights: Mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords land in exchange for fief Serfs: People who could not lawfully leave the place where they were born Manor: The lord's estate Tithe: Church tax The role of the serfs on the manor were that they had to tend to the lords land, care for his animals, and preformed other tasks to maintain the estate
Read more
Today in class we went over our test and it turns out our teacher made a mistake on the test so we all got 4 points back. so my test grade went form a sixty-eight to a seventy-two. my overall grade went back up but i still need a few points to get it back were i want it. after we went over the test, we did questions in the book that and I got a 100 on the questions. My grade is still not were i want it to be though so i am going to have to put in work to get it up.
Read more