The Growth of Democracy--Athenian Style

The Growth of Democracy--Athenian Style

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Democracy , for both better and worse , has been the single most influential political movement in the history of Man , and has shaped the world that we know today in so many ways that it would essentially be a different world if democracy did not exist the thanks for this movement and this structure can be given to the Athenians , who first started the idea long before the United States of America adopted it in her Constitution

at the onset of the Revolutionary War . When one looks at the course of history , nearly every major player is a state controlled by a dictator the rise and fall of empires such as these make up the historical timeline . Since democracy has flourished in the last three hundred years , it can be seen that this change , when contrasted with the whole scope of time , has been something huge and monumental on the world stage . The importance of this cannot be overlooked . Starting with the Athenians , democracy has forged governments where the people , and not just the all-powerful ruler , have a say in what happens within the country

The historical significance of Athenian democracy is that it gave modern democracy its roots . It has been written that the classical democracy of the fifth and fourth centuries was based as far as possible on active involvement of the citizens (Rhodes 3 . This obviously did not flourish at the time , as true democracy...