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Opposites are differences and can have some things in common; but, the features of what makes them different are what truly makes the two objects opposite. The American and Athenian democracies are two examples of huge opposites. The two civilizations both have ways that make them the great powerful places that they are and were. Ways in which each group votes, or how one can become a citizen, or who the leader of the each group shows important ideas of how the two societies differ.
In every country in the current day, citizenship is very hard to come of; however, back when Athens ruled the Mediterranean, not as many tests were required. A grueling process it will be to become a citizen of a country, but in Athens it was only required that one be born to a citizen and no others could be come a citizen. In America becoming a citizen is very hard; one must only form allegiance with America and no other, and accept all the responsibilities of any other American. If one meets all the......

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