The democracy in place in Rome was considered: indirect, meaning that people selected their leaders
The word 'indirect' and 'direct' within a democratic system represent the role that the people take in the creation of legislation.
In direct democracy, the people choose the type of legislation that they want. In indirect democracy, people can only choose their leaders and trusted these leaders to create legislation that benefit them, and this is the one that was used by the roman.
Plessy v. Ferguson- basically Louisiana passed a law saying the black people need it separate car when traveling on train not on the same as a white person.
Plessy was 1/8 African descent (was born free and other 7/8 was of European descent ) and under Louisiana rule he had to sit on a black car. eventually he sat on white only car and got into trouble, just like Rosa Parks. and he was eventually got arrested and tried.
Americans like William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass were some of the driving forces behind the anti-slavery movement.
When Britain needed money to pay for its war debt, they began taxing American Colonist to help them pay the debt since they were also involved in the French and Indian War. However, American colonist believed and protested, stating that the taxes were violating their rights as British Citizens.
