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Democratic Vices & Republican Virtues [PPT]
... “I had two things in view: to get the wisest men chosen, and to make them perfectly independent when chosen. I have ever observed that a choice by the people themselves is not generally distinguished for its wisdom.” (1776) “In all very numerous assemblies of whatever characters composed, passio ...
... “I had two things in view: to get the wisest men chosen, and to make them perfectly independent when chosen. I have ever observed that a choice by the people themselves is not generally distinguished for its wisdom.” (1776) “In all very numerous assemblies of whatever characters composed, passio ...
Presentation on EXECUTIVEs COMPASS - Spring 2016
... served as Executive Director of the Leadership Institute. • Director of the Twenty-Year Forecast Project (where he interpreted social, political, and economic change for the top management of 30 of the largest US corporations). • 1994-97 was Executive Vice President of the Aspen Institute. He also h ...
... served as Executive Director of the Leadership Institute. • Director of the Twenty-Year Forecast Project (where he interpreted social, political, and economic change for the top management of 30 of the largest US corporations). • 1994-97 was Executive Vice President of the Aspen Institute. He also h ...
Political System
... allowed to create tribunes---an assembly created to help protect the rights of the Plebeians from unfair acts of the ...
... allowed to create tribunes---an assembly created to help protect the rights of the Plebeians from unfair acts of the ...
Ten Things You Should Know About Ancient Greek Democracy
... other two speakers in Herodotus’s Persian debate advocate respectively rule by a few (oligarchy disguised as aristocracy, the rule of the best) and rule by one, monarchy (in fact, non-responsible autocracy). All Greeks believed in – or paid lip-service to - equality (e.g., isonomia) but differed oft ...
... other two speakers in Herodotus’s Persian debate advocate respectively rule by a few (oligarchy disguised as aristocracy, the rule of the best) and rule by one, monarchy (in fact, non-responsible autocracy). All Greeks believed in – or paid lip-service to - equality (e.g., isonomia) but differed oft ...
Ancient Greece 750 B.C.
... City-States • Geography plays a huge role in the formation of city-states • Mountains divided the lands into many different regions ...
... City-States • Geography plays a huge role in the formation of city-states • Mountains divided the lands into many different regions ...
warring city-states
... Golden Age of Athenian civilization that would follow in the 5th Century BC. Increasing the power of the Assembly he allow all citizens to submit laws for debate. Created a Council of 500 instead of 100. This body proposed laws and counseled the Assembly. The Council members were chosen by lot, or a ...
... Golden Age of Athenian civilization that would follow in the 5th Century BC. Increasing the power of the Assembly he allow all citizens to submit laws for debate. Created a Council of 500 instead of 100. This body proposed laws and counseled the Assembly. The Council members were chosen by lot, or a ...
Athenian democracy - Ms. Cannistraci presents the World History
... exercised but did not have to be. The exile did not involve confiscation or any other punitive measures; it was designed only to remove an individual from the political arena. . . . The Athenians were better than we are at enforcing accountability in their public officials. . . . Almost every promin ...
... exercised but did not have to be. The exile did not involve confiscation or any other punitive measures; it was designed only to remove an individual from the political arena. . . . The Athenians were better than we are at enforcing accountability in their public officials. . . . Almost every promin ...
Sparta and Athens - Kenston Local Schools
... Divided citizens in 4 groups based on wealth. Only top two could hold office but all citizens elected leaders. ...
... Divided citizens in 4 groups based on wealth. Only top two could hold office but all citizens elected leaders. ...
Chapter 5-Section 2-Part 1-Guided Notes
... By 750 B.C. the city-state or polis was • Greek Political Structures- Greek city states had several different forms of the fundamental political unit in ancient government. ...
... By 750 B.C. the city-state or polis was • Greek Political Structures- Greek city states had several different forms of the fundamental political unit in ancient government. ...
City-States and Greek Culture: Chapter 8, Lesson 2 acropolis E
... powerful city-state that had an economy based on trade. With the majority of its people in the lowest social class, Spartan citizens focused on having a strong military to prevent this, as well as outside attack. Sparta used a governing system called an oligarchy, where a few people from the ruling ...
... powerful city-state that had an economy based on trade. With the majority of its people in the lowest social class, Spartan citizens focused on having a strong military to prevent this, as well as outside attack. Sparta used a governing system called an oligarchy, where a few people from the ruling ...
The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome
... About 2000 B.C., the Greeks established cities in the small fertile valleys along Greece’s rocky coast. Each city-state had its own government, a system for controlling the society. The Greek city-states adopted many styles of government. In some, a single person called a king or monarch ruled in a ...
... About 2000 B.C., the Greeks established cities in the small fertile valleys along Greece’s rocky coast. Each city-state had its own government, a system for controlling the society. The Greek city-states adopted many styles of government. In some, a single person called a king or monarch ruled in a ...
Notes
... to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage.” ...
... to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage.” ...
File - Mr. Woodward / Social Studies
... considered important. • They were only given a cloak - no shoes or other clothes, and not enough food, so they had to steal (to learn survival skills). • Slave state, meant that they needed a strong military. ...
... considered important. • They were only given a cloak - no shoes or other clothes, and not enough food, so they had to steal (to learn survival skills). • Slave state, meant that they needed a strong military. ...
The Government and Laws of Ancient Greece By Timothy Callery
... After Isagoras’ cruel rule over Athens angered the people, in a stunning event, Isagoras surrendered. He had banished the aristocrats from Athens, but the people brought them back for help in organizing their new government. Cleisthenes, a strong supporter of Solon’s idea of democracy, helped the pe ...
... After Isagoras’ cruel rule over Athens angered the people, in a stunning event, Isagoras surrendered. He had banished the aristocrats from Athens, but the people brought them back for help in organizing their new government. Cleisthenes, a strong supporter of Solon’s idea of democracy, helped the pe ...
Ancient Greece
... members of a particular city-state Make-up of a polis: Citizens who had political rights = adult males Citizens who had no political rights = women and ...
... members of a particular city-state Make-up of a polis: Citizens who had political rights = adult males Citizens who had no political rights = women and ...
Aristotles`s Athenian Constitution
... The democracy has made itself master of everything and runs everything by its votes in the Assembly and by the law-courts, in which it holds the supreme power. Even the jurisdiction of the Council has passed into the hands of the people at large; and this appears to be a wise change, since small bod ...
... The democracy has made itself master of everything and runs everything by its votes in the Assembly and by the law-courts, in which it holds the supreme power. Even the jurisdiction of the Council has passed into the hands of the people at large; and this appears to be a wise change, since small bod ...
Athens and Sparta Worksheet
... 1. What were two important Greek city-states? a) _____________________, b) _____________________ 2. What was the Greek word for city-state? ____________________ 3. Athens was the birthplace of this important idea… ______________________ 4. Who were two famous philosophers from Athens? a) ___________ ...
... 1. What were two important Greek city-states? a) _____________________, b) _____________________ 2. What was the Greek word for city-state? ____________________ 3. Athens was the birthplace of this important idea… ______________________ 4. Who were two famous philosophers from Athens? a) ___________ ...
Pericles sets example for today`s leaders
... freedom and democracy gelled for the first time into an organized political system based on these two ideas. Of course, Athens and its rival Sparta eventually led the disorganized city-states of Greece to victory over the Persians. Without that, today’s world would be a very different place. The Ame ...
... freedom and democracy gelled for the first time into an organized political system based on these two ideas. Of course, Athens and its rival Sparta eventually led the disorganized city-states of Greece to victory over the Persians. Without that, today’s world would be a very different place. The Ame ...
Warring City
... Tyrant – person who gained control of a citystate by supporting the poor Helot – peasants forced to stay on the land they worked Phalanx – military formation where soldiers stood side by side holding a spear and shield Hoplite – foot soldiers of the army Persian Wars – fight between Greece and ...
... Tyrant – person who gained control of a citystate by supporting the poor Helot – peasants forced to stay on the land they worked Phalanx – military formation where soldiers stood side by side holding a spear and shield Hoplite – foot soldiers of the army Persian Wars – fight between Greece and ...
athenian democracy - Kids Voting Southeast PA
... much greater degree than the large representative democracies of modern times. However, the Athenian definition of the “people” was far narrower than ours today, excluding everyone but free adult males. In Athens, all male citizens from the age of 18 were expected by law to participate in the execut ...
... much greater degree than the large representative democracies of modern times. However, the Athenian definition of the “people” was far narrower than ours today, excluding everyone but free adult males. In Athens, all male citizens from the age of 18 were expected by law to participate in the execut ...
American Government
... A group of citizens has petitioned the city to change the speed limit on all nonresidential streets from 35 mph to 50 mph. Brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative and how it would impact citizens. Recommend what speed limit should be in effect and why. ...
... A group of citizens has petitioned the city to change the speed limit on all nonresidential streets from 35 mph to 50 mph. Brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative and how it would impact citizens. Recommend what speed limit should be in effect and why. ...
section 2 - government in athens
... To encourage people to participate in government, Pericles began to pay people who served in public offices or on juries. ...
... To encourage people to participate in government, Pericles began to pay people who served in public offices or on juries. ...
File - Mr. Champion
... Reorganized the Assembly of four tribes into Ten Tribes – better cross section of Athenian society with fairer representation of classes. Gave all citizens membership in the assembly (who did not have to own land). Continued to reduce the power of noble families by increasing the Council of 400 to 5 ...
... Reorganized the Assembly of four tribes into Ten Tribes – better cross section of Athenian society with fairer representation of classes. Gave all citizens membership in the assembly (who did not have to own land). Continued to reduce the power of noble families by increasing the Council of 400 to 5 ...
No Slide Title
... Greece didn’t have enough resources so it was forced to _________ and set up __________. ...
... Greece didn’t have enough resources so it was forced to _________ and set up __________. ...
Direct democracy
Direct democracy (also known as pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of modern Western-style democracies, which are indirect democracies.