1. United States and
Athens Governments
Legislative Bodies
By Sasha Liberman

2. Voting Rights In Ancient Athens
Government
In Ancient Times only men could vote.
Slaves, Women, Foreigners, and Children
Couldn't Vote.

3. Representatives
Athenians did not trust their
Representatives.

4. Meetings
The Assembly Meetings met 40 Times A
Year.

5. Legislative Body
The Legislative Body Had the Power of
Decisions.

6. Taxes
The Legislative Body did the Taxes.

7. Made
The Legislative Body Is Made from the
Assembly and Council.

8. Strategoi
The Assembly had 10 Strategoi In It.

9. Council
The Council had 500 People.

10. Assembly
The Assembly had 6,000 People.

11. Elected
The Strategoi Were Always Elected By The
Assembly.

12. Primary
The Assembly was Primary.

13. Adult
Every Adult Could Participate In The
Primary Assembly.

14. Power
The Assembly Gave Their Representatives
As Little Power As Possible.

15. United States Government
In 24 States The Legislature Is Called The
Legislature Or The State Legislature.

16. Legislature
In 19 States The Legislature Is Called The
General Assembly.

17. Massachusetts
In Massachusetts The Legislature Is Called
The General Court.

18. Nebraska
Every State Has A Bicameral Legislature
Except For Nebraska.

19. UniCameral
Nebraska Has A Unicameral Legislature.

20. North Dakota And Oregon
North Dakota And Oregon Call The
Legislature The Legislature Assembly.

21. USA
In The USA A State Legislature Refers To
The Legislative Body Of Any Of The
Countries 50 States.

22. Senate
In Bicameral Legislatures The Smaller
Chamber Is Called The Senate.

23. Upper House
The Senate Is Usually Referred To As The
Upper House.

24. Governor
The Smaller Upper Chamber Has The Power
To Confirm Appointments Made By The
Governor.

25. Taxing Legislation
The Large Chamber Has The Power To
Initiate Taxing Legislation.

26. Geography
Members Of The Smaller Chamber
Represent Geography.

27. Comparing The United States And
Athens
The US Government Was Split Into 2 Groups
And The Athens Government Was Split Into
3 Groups.

28. Important
The Role Of The President Was Not As
Important As It Was In The U.S.

29. Democracy
The Athenians Have Democracy.

30. Constitutional Republic
The United States Has A Constitutional
Republic.

31. Flawed
Both Systems Are Flawed In Their Own
Ways.

32. System
The Constitutional System Is A Better
System Than The Democracy System.

33. Athenian Council And Assembly
The Athenians Have An Assembly And A
Council.

34. Policy Making
The Assembly Had To Do The Policy Making,
And The Council Had To Do Administration
And Implementing The Assemblies Policies.

35. President
The U.S Government Has Voters To Either
Keep Them In Office Or Elect A New
President, The Athenians Rotate President
Every Few Years.

36. Women's Voting Rights
Women Can't Vote In Athens, But They Can
In The U.S.

37. Legislative Group
Athens And The U.S Have More Than One
Legislative Group To Take Care Of.

38. Vote
Athens And The U.S Both Vote.