1. U.S.A. and Athens
Voting
Nat,keelan

2. United states
Government

3. U.S.
United states voting

4. U.S.
Voting is now easier than before.

5. U.S.
There are about 227 million
people in the U.S. that vote.

6. U.S.
States do not have to
immediately send their votes.

7. U.S.
You have to be a native citizen to
become president

8. U.S.
It is a person's responsibility to
vote.

9. U.S.
you can have a criminal record
and still be able to vote in the U.
S.

10. U.S.
you cannot vote under the age of
18

11. U.S.
A Puerto rican person must
become a legal to vote.

12. U.S.
some states have different voting
ages.

13. U.S.
68% of americans are eligible to
vote.

14. U.S.
About 5% that vote are illegal
aliens.

15. U.S.
that compares to 100%
Argentinians 93% canadian
97% british 77% south african

16. U.S.
All americans have the right to vote if able.

17. Athens
Goverment

18. The government of Athens originally
consisted of a king,council of advisers
and probably a assembly.

19. Peloponnesian war broke out between
sparta and athens leading to the complete
defeat of Athens and its democracy.

20. The government of Athens in the 5th and
4th centuries B.C. had much influence on
other city-states.

21. The government was temporarily replaced
by an anarchy

22. Greek General, Pericles said " It is true that
we (Athens) are called a democracy for the
administration.

23. Is in the hands of the many and not the
few, with equal justice to all alike in their
private disputes

24. "Ruled by many" meant that all citizens had
to be willing to take an active part in the
government that was the law.

25. 500 names were drawn from all the citizens
of athens.

26. Those 500 citizens had had to serve for one
year.

27. Law makers of ancient Athens. One man,
one vote majority ruled.

28. Women and children and slaves were not
citizens and thus were not aloud to vote.

29. After the Peloponnesian war with sparta,
which athens lost.

30. Once again Athens was ruled by a small
group of people.

31. Similarities
and
Differences

32. Similarities

33. Both sides have a legislative branch and
voting.

34. Both have poles for voting.

35. Both places have authority on if you can
and cannot vote.

36. They have to live in Athens or U.S. to vote

37. they have restrictions to voting only once.

38. They both gather to discuss laws before it is
sent off.

39. Kids are not allowed to vote.

40. Differences

41. Athens system did not have a judicial
branch like america.

42. Consuls only have 1 year terms

43. In the U.S. you have to be 18 to vote.But in
athens only landowning men have the right.

44. In Athens women were not allowed to vote
or be included in politics whatsoever

45. In Athens 500 names were drawn to see
who would help make laws.

46. Only men can vote for congressmen in
athens.

47. In the U.S. Presidents only serve 4 years at
a time.

48. The End

49. Or is it?

50. Yes it is!