A citizen of US has a much better chance in participation.
Explanation:
The democracy of Athens, as loosely as one can state it was heavily skewed for the elite class and they were the ones voting as well as deciding what would be done in their society.
This makes the government very restricted and ultimately in the hand of a few people.
Compare this to US, and virtually anyone who tries and has a certain amount of luck along with a penchant for administration has a chance to contest and win elections in US for some position.
All US citizen are entitled to vote and vote for multiple issues many times a year.
14 years old/ Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia [ i think >< ^^;
They both dealt with great hardships since the dawn of the Republic. Southern plantation owners held the black community in enslavement, whereas the the greedy American settlers stole Indians’ land. After the Civil War, the slaves were free, and the remaining tribes were being placed in reservations.
Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906
Alice Paul, 1885-1977
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815-1902
Lucy Stone, 1818-1893
Ida B. Wells, 1862-1931