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Athenian Democracy
Title: Athenian Democracy
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 2401 | Pages: 10.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Athenian Democracy
A Democracy is defined as a government of, by and for the people. Originally, democracy meant rule by the common people. In this sense, and even before the beginning of modern class society, it was very much a class affair. It meant that power should be in the hands of the largest class: the poorest, least educated and the propertyless. As a result, democracy was feared and rejected by the educated, the cultured, and the wealthy. In classical Greece, democracy was seen by the enlightened …showed first 85 words of 2401 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 2401 total…of direct participation in the democratic process unknown in modern democracies.
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