Compare ancient Greek democracy to that of the United States today?

Answer 1

Ancient Greece was not a true democracy although that was obv. where democracy was founded( comes from demos and cratis) the average Joe was not enfranchised. Only well to do people could vote at first and women did not have the vote either. That may have changed later but when democracy started out that was the case

Answer 2

To begin with Athens had a democracy for a period of time, not all of ancient Greek states were democratic. Secondly, the Athenian democracy was indeed a democracy, whereas here in the US we have a republic. That is that we do not vote on issues ourselves-most of the time- but we elect others to vote for us. A vast difference. Now, the recent political developments in the US -anything from the 2000 Florida fiasco to the Karl Rove type personalities and the Tom DeLays, Antonin Scalias etc- have brought about an oligarchy that we could call Corporatocracy, where the corporations have the same entity and sovereinty as individual do. Hence the demise of any democratic ideals in the US, which is really no different than what happened to the Athenian democracy once the Golden Age of Pericles was over : It turned to tyrants for guidance and government.

Answer 3

There is no comparison. By Greek democracy, I assume you mean the democracy of the City of Athens in c600BC.

The Athenian democracy was of the classical kind, in that electors (up to 26,000) could vote on every issue put before the Assembly of Athens once the debate had ended and the vote was called. It would be an impossibility to have such a democracy today, it would mean voting on a daily basis on every single issue in the debates.

The United States of America is a Constitutional Republic.

Answer 4

Greek societies were very basic compared to the modern day. They were just VERY sophisticated compared to relatively under developed cultures. What the Greeks did do was set the template, provide the blue print, the foundation for most European cultures from then on. Much of the English language is Greek and our academic, philosophic and aesthetic sensibilities stem from that time. But we have not done nothing since those halcyon times and modern societies, around the world, are much more refined nowadays.
We can't look back at Ancient Greece and say that they were right and we are wrong. They had slaves, for instance, they also believed in the Oracle (which tended to be wrong as much as right) and they fought the most brutal and bloody wars). Hang on!
We really haven't moved on that much have we?

Answer 5

Democracy, Greek style, is the rule of the people. The American people get democracy once every two years. On one cycle they elect their political representatives and in the other cycle they elect a President. No matter what he says, once he holds power, the President is hardly guided by democracy. Iraq? Watch democracy at work tonight when Bush increases US Army manpower by 20,000 AGAINST the advice and the wishes of the army, Congress, House of Reps. A true dictator at work trying to change his legacy with the lives of others. And watch Poodle Blair The Liar, who sexed up lies to sell the war in 2002. He is the one reason USA went without UN backing. UK democracy? What do you think! Did David Kelly die in vain? That tub of worms will yet come back and bite Bliar big time! Bliar in Court? There's a thought to snuggle down in bed with.

Answer 6

Greece was a true democracy in that the people could represent the people, biringing up laws and voting on all this that effected the people. In the US we are a representative democracy, we elect people to do these things for us. in theory the people we elect are supposed to make laws and cast votes in accordance with the wishes of those who voted for them. We know this is a good thoery, but it is kind of like the theory of relativity, we talk about it all the time but no one can actualy prove it.

Answer 7

Ancient greece had a true democracy, everyone who was a citizen was given the floor to speak on every topic brought up, & could bring up new laws.

Answer 8

greek demokrasi is planted on the ground and it is genuine!it is based on the higher form of wisdom given to the ancient greek by GOD.the U>S democracy is floating and tend to compromise due to the influence of people with no deep /real culture and non fixed identity.U>S need prayers from the believers to become stronger and clever to combat the works of evil minded persons.or novice people easily influenced bt other folks.u.s is triyng to absorb anything new and it is dangerous for this wealthy and huge country to keep on trusting anything where in fact it is not purely godly and not all human right friendly.

Answer 9

The same its patterned by the greek, and the other country that observe democracy, because america was not have a democracy when they are in cave and in tend to their maeze plantation when colonizing by the spain and other english decendant it was copied to.

Answer 10

compleletly different.....