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Greece's Golden Age

Question 5 • NY-Global History and Geography I

Although voting in Athens was limited to male citizens, which ideal expressed by Pericles is also associated with democracy in the United States?

Answer
A
Citizens should vote directly on every proposed law.
B
People should receive equal treatment under the law.
C
Officials should be selected by lot instead of election.
D
Voting should be restricted to adult male citizens.

Explanation

Pericles praised the principle that citizens should be treated equally under the law, regardless of their social standing. This ideal is also associated with democracy in the United States, where equal protection under the law is a core principle. The restriction of Athenian voting to male citizens is not the shared democratic ideal described here.

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