committed. This meant that the punishments for the same crimes remained inconsistent. Instead if the victim was dead then the family was left to get compensation from the criminal themselves or seek revenge by their own accord. ’He who kills another Athenian‚ without a purpose or by accident should be banished from Athens for ever. If the killer apologises to the family of the murdered man and the family accepts the apology‚ then the murderer may stay in Athens.’ (Inscriptiones‚ Greacae 1 115.) However
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of ancient Athens as the city of freedom and democracy‚ while they think of Sparta as a highly restricted society. The schools teach us that modern democracies are modeled on Athens‚ while military dictatorships are modeled on Sparta. However‚ history shows us that women had much more liberty in Sparta than in Athens. In fact‚ the democracy of Athens was available only to free men who were citizens of Athens. Moreover‚ to claim citizenship‚ an Athenian had to prove that both his parents were "astoi
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which was a democracy. Originally the government was ruled by aristocracy‚ which continued even after they declare the government was ruled by the citizens. The aristocrats silence the citizens with the thought of democracy but in reality they oppressed the Athens and still held a higher social status. The aristocrats controlled the polis despite the law that was published‚ because the they had the wealth which helped them force the less fortunate families into slavery. The Athenian people slightly
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is known as the birthplace of modern democracy. It is within this context that some of the most renowned political thinkers engaged in prominent discourses regarding the nature of democracy. Counted among some of the city’s greatest thinkers Plato and Socrates‚ were often critical of the city’s defining contribution to humanity. They were even viewed by many as antidemocratic for their views that only qualified individuals should be allowed to lead the Athenian state. However‚ this interpretation
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Ancient Democracy vs Modern Democracy By: Frankie Bratkovics The first well-known democracy was in Athens. Though other Greek cities set up democracies none were as powerful‚ stable or as well documented as Athens. Athens democracy had some of the highest rate of participation known. There are few reasons why Ancient democracy differs from modern democracy. One being that the Athenian democracy was exclusive. Only certain people could participate. Another difference was
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• Wikileaks essay:- WikiLeaks is a website‚ which over its four years of being active‚ has uploaded thousands of documents‚ that have been procured via some sort of source or leak. While increasing public knowledge‚ these documents have been of a very sensitive nature‚ and have revealed secret information about war operations‚ government procedures‚ and other organizations. The issues these documents cover are often unethical and may put the organizations concerned in a PR tightspot‚ or into federal
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ican Essay question 1. Distinguish differences between the stewardship and the constructionist approaches to the presidency. Understand how historic circumstances‚ presidential personality‚ and public expectations have influenced Presidents in either approach The stewardship prefers the expanded presidential power‚ while the constructionist prefers the restricted presidential power. Theodore Roosevelt articulated the stewardship approach to presidential power based on the presidencies of two
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well this is a famous statement made by john kennedy.. n its applicable to the citizens of each n every country.. we hear people blaming the government and politicians for all the problems that v r facing today.. they point finger at the inefficiency and setbacks but wen it comes to actually doing something about it‚ hardly anyone steps forward. we should take the initiative to work for d betterment of our state or country as the country can develop only when d citizens and d government work together
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Although a “corrupt bargain”‚ the election of 1824 began a period in American history in which the needs of the “common man” were addressed instead of those of the New England Federalists or aristocratic plantation owner. One of the most remarkable changes surrounding the Jacksonian Period was the advent of universal white male suffrage. In addition‚ presidential campaigns had to evolve in order to reach a mostly uneducated‚ uninformed majority. Finally‚ reform movements sprung up that contributed
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The term "democracy" first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens during the classical antiquity. Led by Cleisthenes‚ Athenians established what is generally held as the first democracy in 508–507 BC. Cleisthenes is referred to as “the father of Athenian democracy” (Wikipedia). From around the 10th century‚ democracy entered a second historical phase whose centre of gravity was Europe. After some facts such as the rebirth of towns‚ the rise of the
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