One of the main ways they were similar<span> was in their form of government. Both</span>Athens<span> and </span>Sparta<span> had an Assembly, whose members </span>were<span> elected by the people.</span>Sparta<span> was ruled by two kings, who ruled until they died or </span>were<span> forced out of office.
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The Republican Party emerged in 1854 to combat the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery into American territories. ... The party opposed the expansion of slavery before 1861 and led the fight to destroy the Confederate States of America (1861–1865).
In 1791 that would be the bill of rights