Democracy: Ancient Greece Vs. Present-Day Usa
Democracy: Ancient Greece vs. Present-day USA
"Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity" (Irving Kristol). Democracy does not promise you equality of the conditions on where and how you live but it gives us each the equal opportunity to do something about the conditions of our lifestyle; the chance to better ourselves. Looking back on the past is a great way to find out how the world now works. We can find many thoughts and ideas that we have taken from ancient worlds, for ex. Greece. Let's travel back to ancient Greece to see how our very own government and world came about today!
Women of Greece were not allowed to vote. Only men, 18 years of age and older, were allowed to vote. In the early 1900's, only rich white males were able to vote. Later, the poor and the minorities were given the right to vote; however, there were many ways to stop them from voting. There was an expensive price to pay to vote; a price which......
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