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👩💼 Democracy 👨💼 - Coggle Diagram
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Democracy
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the origin of the word
in Greek
"rule by the people"
every single person
participates in
the government
to protect the people's rights
history
Greek city-state Athens
the earliest democracy
X king, emperor
citizens voted
on how to run their city
government officials
chosen by lottery
juries
chosen randomly
worked well for smaller states
direct democracy
their "everyone" meant
something different
Athenian citizen
male
adult
own land, a house
can't be a slave
Republic
Ancient Rome
lasted for several hundred years
a representative democracy
elected senators
to represent interests
X time to debate and vote
larger states (populations)
modern democracy
the United States
republic
elect leaders
to represent in Congress
voting
every adult citizen
except for some restrictions
X vote, if committed a serious crime