Athenian democracy wasn't exactly fair. The only citizens were men over the age of twenty and were born in Athens. So that means women weren't citizens, slaves weren't citizens and if you weren't born in Athens you weren't a citizen or if your parents weren't born in Athens.
How you were able to be in the election was they would have a big piece stone with everyones name on it. Then on a little tunnel kind of thing and put black and white beads in it and if your name lined up with a white bead you could be elected.
So how you got in the election was pretty fair but how you were a citizen wasn't fair at all. But I don't get why the only citizens were men over twenty and were born in Athens, so no I don't think Athenian democracy was fair.
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