1. Golden Age Democracy under Pericles

3. Athens under Pericles:
governed by the democratic Assembly and Council of 500
Public officials and juries paid by the city-state

4. Athens under Pericles:
Assembly became most important power of the state
Direct democracy
all free-born male citizens of Athens
approval or veto power over every city-state decision
hired and fired all non-elected public officials
served as a law court hearing major cases

5. The Assembly:
met several times a month
spent money on public projects

6. The Assembly:
powers included:
declaring war,
appointing generals,
deciding troop strengths
number of naval ships to be committed to a battle
granted citizenship,
decided on foreign policy

7. the Council of 500:
daily running of the city-state
chosen randomly, fifty from each of the ten tribal groups
prepared the bills the assembly proposed
carried out the votes/decisions of the assembly
met daily

8. The archons:
chief magistrates
oversaw different areas of the assembly
chosen randomly
served only a one-year term
full democracy = ceremonial rather than political.