Voting in Ancient Athens Academy of American DemocracyThe United States is a representative democracy where people vote for politicians to govern on their behalf – but voting in the direct democracy of ancient Athens was a very different...
Athenian Democracy and Civic Engagement Academy of American DemocracyAround 3,000 years ago, the ancient Athenian government transitioned from the “rule of a few” to the “rule of many”, and democracy was...