Because the framers of the US Constitution were concerned about citizens having too much power, they
Read the quotation from the Greek philosopher Aristotle.[A] state which becomes progressively more and more a unity will cease to be a state at all. Plurality of numbers is natural in a state; and the further it moves away from plurality towards unity, the less of a state it becomes.Aristotle believed that the citizens of a successful state must
Read the passage from a speech given by the Athenian leader Pericles.Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to be imitated than imitators ourselves. Its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called democracy. If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences. . . . [C]lass considerations [are not] allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way, if a man is able to serve the state, he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition. Pericles claimed that the Athenian government, unlike other Greek city-states,
Where did democracy begin?
In what way did ancient Athens influence the framers of the United States Constitution?
In addition to Judeo-Christian principles, American government was influenced by principles first used in ancient Greece and in
A bicameral legislature is made up of how many bodies?
A republic is a form of government where
Which of these statements best describes the Greek city-states?
All citizens in ancient Athens took part in government by voting in the
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