Question

To what degree are the modern democratic ideals of voting, open debate, and trial by jury based upon the ideas of the ancient greek city states?
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Answer 1

Modern democratic ideals owe a great deal to the vote based system of antiquated Athens. This early endeavor at a reasonable and equivalent government keep running by the citizenry was extraordinary, and it filled in as a model for all the majority rule governments that came after it. Abused by the oligarchical administer of a modest bunch of blue-bloods, the old Athenians looked for a legislature where all natives would decide how the state was run. Mistreated by the domineering principle of a remote ruler, the recently proclaimed Americans looked for a similar cure, yet in a somewhat unique frame. The U.S. Congress plays the part that the Assembly and Council of 500 did in old Athens, proposing and voting on enactment correspondingly, however it is comprised of a considerably littler assemblage of chose agents than the Assembly. Moreover, while U.S. courts have significantly littler juries, a substantially more directed process, and considerably more effective judges, the fundamental thought of a reasonable trial by jury is the same as Ancient Greece.