The ancient Athenian government had three main legislative bodies: 1) The Assembly, which was open to all male citizens and was responsible for major decisions like declaring war. 2) The Council of 500, which coordinated important activities and consisted of 500 members. 3) The Courts, which originally did not have much power but later gained the ability to overrule the Assembly's decisions in 355 BC. The legislative branch was comprised of the Council and Assembly, with the Assembly being the primary body and meeting 40 times per year. Only men could participate in the Athenian government and voting was mandatory.

1. Legislative Bodies
Daisy Calle and Kyara Cash

2. Ancient Athens Government
● There's a total legislative bodies of the ancient
athenian government
1.Assembly
2. Council
3.Courts

3. Ancient Athens Government
● Back in Ancient Greece, only men could
vote
● Foreigners, kids, servants, and women
couldn't vote

4. Ancient Athens Government
● The meeting assembly was a grand event that
male citizens could take place in
● Is mandatory by the end of life

5. Ancient Athens Government
● the assembly's main job was to make
pronouncements
● Deciding who would go to war and when to go

6. Ancient Athens Government
● and granting citizenship to foreigners

7. Ancient Athens Government
● The council consisted 500 members total
● 10 leaders of groups (just under the archon,
and his assistance)

8. Ancient Athens Government
● all or most of the important activities, and
functions were coordinated by the council

9. Ancient Athens Government
● Courts weren't very significant and didn't hold
a lot of meaning, at first
● Courts had power to give legal force or over
role decisions of the assembly

10. Ancient Athens Government
● In 355 B.C, political trials were moves from
the assembly, to courts

11. Ancient Athens Government
● The legislative brunch was made by the
council and assembly

12. Ancient Athens Government
● Legislative body was made of 2 bodies-council

13. Ancient Athens Government
● 500 people in the body-council
● A assembly of 6,000 people

14. Ancient Athens Government
● The assembly was primary

15. Ancient Athens Government
● The assembly met 40 times a year

16. United States Government
● Only members of congress can introduce
legislation
● Congress also maintains an investigative
organization

17. United States Government
● Divided among the 50 states in proportion to
their total population
● The house has several powers assigned
exclusively to it

18. United States Government
● Congress conducts oversight, and is through
hearings
● In order to pass legislation, they send it to
the president for his signature

19. Comparing The United States and Athens
● They both had Presidents and Governments

20. Comparing United States and Athens
● Any male over 30 could be a President
● But in the United States you have to fall within
the rules and guidelines to be President

21. Comparing the United States and Athens
● Women can't vote in Athens

22. Comparing the United States and Athens
● But women can vote in the US

23. Comparing the United States and Athens
● The Presidency role in Athens was not as
important or as treasured

24. Comparing the United States and Athens
● But in the US its really important who is elected

25. Comparing the United States and Athens
● In the US our Presidents are elected for four
years

26. Comparing the United States and Athens
● But in the Athens they rotate among the
officials

27. Comparing the United States and Athens
● In order to pass legislation they have to get the
President to sign it first

28. Comparing the United States and Athens
● In the Athens they also have to let the
President sign it

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