What influence does ancient Greek democracy have on the modern democracy in the United States of America? How does direct democracy differ from representative.

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What influence does ancient Greek democracy have on the modern democracy in the United States of America? How does direct democracy differ from representative democracy?

A democracy is a form of government. In a democracy citizens govern themselves. This means that in a democracy citizens choose their own leaders and vote on issues. Does the United States have a democracy? Yes! We vote for leaders and on issues!

Yes!! A citizen is a person who lives in a community. You live in a community (Springfield).

Democracy did not start in the United States. Athens, Greece was the birthplace of democracy (that means it started there ). There are different kinds of democracy. The democracy that started in ancient Greece is different from the democracy we have in the United States.

Ancient Greece had a direct democracy. A direct democracy is a democracy in which citizens vote directly for leaders and issues. Ancient Greece had a direct democracy. Only free, Greek men were considered citizens. Women, slaves, and people from other places could not vote.

representative democracy. A representative democracy is a democracy in which citizens choose leaders to represent them. The United States has a representative democracy. In the United States everyone who is considered a citizen (and is 18 and older) votes for leaders to represent them and their needs.

Where did democracy start? What is a democracy? Where did democracy start?

A form of government in which citizens govern themselves What is a democracy? A form of government in which citizens govern themselves Where did democracy start? Athens, Greece

What type of democracy did ancient Greece have? What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy? What type of democracy did ancient Greece have? What type of democracy does the United States have?

What type of democracy did ancient Greece have? What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy? Direct democracy= citizens vote directly Representative democracy= citizens choose people to represent them. What type of democracy did ancient Greece have? Direct democracy What type of democracy does the United States have? Representative democracy