Question

How is the US legal system similar to the legal system in ancient Greece? A. Juries containing ordinary citizens participate in trials. B. Lawyers are available if you pay a court fee. C. Six judges mutually review and decide a case’s verdict. D. The legislative branch appoints the high-ranking judges.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Juries containing ordinary citizens

Explanation:

Historians consider the Ancient Athenian law broadly procedural and concerned with the administration of justice rather than substantive. Athenian laws are typically written in the form where if an offense is made, then the offender will be punished according to said law, thus they are more concerned with the legal actions which should be undertaken by the prosecutor, rather than strictly defining which acts are prosecutable. Often, this would have resulted in juries having to decide whether the offense said to have been committed was in fact a violation of the law in question.