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Government Structure (The Gerousia (Role (Had numerous judicial functions,…
Government Structure
The Gerousia
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The Gerontes had to be over 60 with past age of military service and were elected for life by Ekklesia
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Sources
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"been guilt of taking bribes and have been corrupt enough to give away a lot of public property"- Aristotle
The Ephorate
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Sources
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"its members... frequently men who are extremely poor... poverty is used to make them open to bribery" - Aristotle
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Ekklesia
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Roles and Privileges
Elected the ephors, elders of the gerousia and other magistrates
responsible for pasing measures put before it: appontments of military commanders, decisions about peace and war, resolutions for problems regarding kingship, emancipation of helots
Voted by acclimation: could not initiate legislation, and could only vote 'yes' or 'no'
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could not debate issues, change the wording of motions, start consideration of new issues or propose new laws or policies
Sources
They make their decisions by acclamation, not by voting" - Thucydides