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Question

whats a decision made by a jury
also what type of democracy was practiced in ancient athens

Answer 1

athens - types of government in order of history:

- rule by king
- rule by oligarchy (the rule of the archons)
- rule of solon (benevolent dictator governing by the will of the people)
- rule by class-based assemblies (set up by solon - there were 4 levels, arranged by class, each had an assembly and governed certain affairs)
- the tyranny of Peisistratus & Hippias (after Solon's death and a period of transition toward anarchy)
- The conquering of athena by sparta
- the appointment of a spartan-picked athenian council.
- the rebellions of the council
- the second invasion by sparta - repelled by athens
- the rule of Cleisthenes - where most of what you think of as "democracy" came in to play.

All free men living in Athens and Attica (the area surrounding Athens) were classified as "citizens". Cleisthenes established a council which would be the chief arm of government with all executive and administrative control. Every citizen over the age of thirty was eligible to sit on this council; each year the members of the council would be chosen by lot. The Assembly, which included all male citizens, was allowed to veto any of the council's proposals and was the only branch of government that could declare war. In 487, long after Cleisthenes, the Athenians added the final aspect of Athenian democracy proper: ostracism. The Assembly could vote (voting was done on potsherds called ostra ) on expelling citizens from the state for a period of ten years. This ostracism would guarantee that individuals who were contemplating seizing power would be removed from the country before they got too powerful.


A decision by a jury commonly refers to a court case. In civil matters the majority of the jury must be in agreement as to a verdict. In a criminal matter they must be unanimous (all) in agreement as to the verdict.

As a tidbit - athenian juries were typically composed of 400-500 individuals and decided based on majority votes (sometimes 50% +1...sometimes 3/5, sometimes other ratios) and...if you brought suit against another and then failed to meet a minimum threshold (usually 2/5 of the votes) then you were automatically guilty of false prosecution. substaintial fines ensued :)

and - athenian juries only had the options of: fine, jail confinement, banishment (loss of citizenship) and death. The prosecution could propose one punishment, the defense another. prosectutors almost always urged death so that the defendant would self-select an appropriately stiff punishment as an offering. (usually a large fine).

Answer 2

guilty or not guilty
acquittal
which is a verdict

"Democracy was first documented in ancient Greece, especially in the city of Athens. But it wasn't the only type of government in Greece. Democracy gradually developed over about 2 centuries -- from 507-318 BC. The form of democracy practiced in Athens was not the same as democracy in the United States today.
In response to unrest among the lower economic classes, a written law code was created around 621 BC. The written laws were intended to create a more just system of government, but conflicts between the nobility and the poor continued. Later, the law code was revised, and by the 4th century there was a more direct form of democracy. This "direct" democracy meant that people participated in their government in various ways -- they might be part of:

the Assembly
the Council
the Courts
Not everyone was treated equally in Athens. The people were divided into 3 groups:
Citizens: Only men could be citizens.
Metics: These were foreigners living in Athens -- usually traders or craftsmen.
Slaves: People captured in war or purchased in slave markets. Slaves could be freed by their owners or purchase their own freedom."

Answer 3

A decision made by a jury is a verdict.

The type of democracy practiced in Athens is a Direct Democracy, which is a democracy in which all the voters make the dicisions as opposed to elected officials .

Answer 4

A verdict is a decision made by a jury.

I don't know if there's an official name for it, but the democracy of Athens, Greece was quite limited in comparison to Western democracies of today. Only male citizens could vote, and to be a citizen, you had to have been born in the city and carry a certain amount of social credibility and wealth.

Answer 5

It is a verdict
the greek democracy was as the name suggest rule by the people but in Athens it was not all the people it was the "polis" or a group of men who owned property. Only they could vote.

Answer 6

i dont know first but ancient athens is a 100% democracy

Answer 7

jurys are usually 12 people who decide if the defendent is guilty or not, their decision is called a verdict.

Answer 8

athens: oligarchy, then aristocracy.

jury: a verdict