UNITED STATES AND

ATHENS GOVERNMENT

Sawyer M. Corey R Katie W

ANCIENT ATHENS GOVERNMENT

Pericles lead the Ancient Athenians for 30 years

He was elected year after year

Athens was democratic

Only the men of Athens could participate

no women children or slaves could vote

votes were written on broken pots

if any politician the were automatically elected

there were three branches of government they were legislative, judicial, and executive

the council was in charge of day to day tasks

the Assembly's job was to solve the problems in the city

The execution branch consist of commissioners functions and miner official.

the execution branch was enforced laws and made sure they were followed

U.S government

U.S legislative is split into two groups

To become president you have to follow within the rules and guidelines

Women can vote

you become a citizen at birth but you have to be eighteen or older to vote

We vote every four years and you can't be voted in after your second term (eight years

in total)

Foreign people can become a citizen after a certain amount of time in the U.S.

In the U.S. you choose if you want to go to war or not

Legislative branches are one of the main roles in U.S. politics

COMPARING ATHENS AND U.S. GOVERNMENT

in both votes are written down

In Athens the vote are written on pottery and in the U.S. they are written on paper

Both are a democracy

In the U.S. you have to be eighteen and a citizen to vote

In Athens you have to be a landowning man to vote

They both gathered to talk about something before making it official

Athens can vote leader out of office

In U.S. government can't be voted out of office,

Athens Government CAN be voted out and when they are, the past president is banished from Athens for 10 years

USA women have rights

Athens women have no rights.