Greece Rome The democracy starts in Greece Athens The ones considered citizens have the right to vote and Citizens are adult free Athenian men. Women, children attend the assembly. To be called a citizen you have to and slaves could not participate. be a Roman free man. You could have been a Patrician or CItizenship is being a member of a community and a Plebeian man. Women, children and slaves are excluded. to have rights and duties. The Athenians have a Also there were 3 branches: are The Assembly, the direct democracy. Greeks had three institutions. Senate and The Magistrates. The 3 branches were Assembly main political body all free people had created to balance and divide power so the power is not the right to participate. Council 500 people choose in only one person. randomly helped decide what issue has to be The Senate made of patricians helped pass laws and talked in the Assembly. Courts there are different conrtrolled foreign policy and goverment money. courts Juries are the mayor cantitie of people and Assembly made of plebians and citizenship that pass laws served as juriors. and elected Magistrates. Magistrates are elected Officials that enforced the law and judged cases. Important Magistrates are Consuls and Tribunes of the Plebs. Consuls Two top officials that led the army and The Tribunes protected tha plebs and could veto reject the laws or actions magistrates do.
