More Related Content Similar to Anitent Athens and U.S govenerment Similar to Anitent Athens and U.S govenerment (16) 6. Only free adult men that are born from two
adult athenians are considered a citizen.
9. 500 names were drawn from all the land
owning men, then they were selected to help
make laws all year long ,this was their job for
the rest of the year.
10. In the end democracy existed only for the
free men who were originally from Athens.
11. Only free adult men enjoyed the rights and
responsibility of citizenship.
13. In the united states people can vote if they
are 18 or older.
14. You are aloud to vote but have to be 35 or
older to be able to be elected president.
15. If people were born in a different country
they could run for governor.
19. In 1920 on the 19th Amendment gives the
right to all women, age 21 and older are
allowed to vote.
20. In 1965 Dr.Martin Luther King Jr made a
speech so African American males could
vote too.
24. In 1789 U.S only 6%can vote, but in athen
all men have to vote.
25. In the U.S if people are born in a different
country they can vote for governor,but in
Athens only Athenians can vote.
29. In Athen 500 names were picked to see who
could make a laws but in the U.S people had
to vote to see who could make the laws.
