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
In addition to Judeo-Christian principles, American government was influenced by principles first used in ancient Greece and in
A republic is a form of government where
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?
What was the biggest difference between government in ancient Athens and in ancient Rome?
A direct democracy is one in which all citizens
Because the framers of the US Constitution were concerned about citizens having too much power, they
The most important way in which the Greeks influenced American democracy was by allowing
A benefit of a bicameral legislature is that it
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