The Congress in the United States consists of elected officials.
Further Explanation:
In the USA every citizen is given the right to vote but the ancient Athens voting rights were given to a mature male who has served in the military for a time period. So in Ancient Athens, every citizen cannot elect their representative. The origin of democracy can be traced back to Athens in Ancient Greece. The idea of mass participation by the people in choosing their leaders started from the political philosophers like Rousseau, Aristotle. Rousseau "Real Will” which includes a total of all the real wills of the people assures the essence of democracy which means People's participation in the decision-making process of the government. Hannah Arendt also favored civic participation. All these ideologies and ideas are taken by the present form of democracies. USA Constitution has taken many ideas from Ancient Democracy like natural rights, the sovereignty of government. With time the concept of the modern state has initiated from the Traditional Monarchies to the city-states to nowadays modern states. The American Revolution and the French Revolution also favored certain principles of democracy like liberty, equality, fraternity.
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Answer Details:
Grade: High School
Chapter: Democracy
Subject: Social Science
Keywords: Ancient Greece, real will, democracy, liberty equality, and fraternity.
