Thursday 20 November 2014

Is Athenian democracy fair?

No, Athenian democracy was not fair. All citizens were allowed to vote but only men over the age of 20 that completed their military training were considered citizens. One in three Athenian people were slaves. Slaves, women and metics were not citizens and did not get a chance to be leader or have their voice heard. There were age restrictions and not only you had to be born in Athens, but your mother and father had to be born in Athens too. I do not think Athenian democracy was fair because they let every citizen have a chance to be leader and to share their opinion but most people were not considered citizens and did not get a chance to share their opinion. I think they could of made it fair by giving every single person in Athens (within an age limit), including slaves, women and metics a chance to be a citizen and participate in politics.

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