athens and u.s. government

Athens and U.S Government

By Andrew Colsia, Aja Bonnett, Michael Giard

United States Government● 18 years old or older to vote

United States Government

● To run for president you have to be at least 35

United States Government

● The U.S. is a Republic Government

United States Government

● You have to be a U.S. citizen to become president

United States Government

● In the U.S. if you are the president you can only serve two terms

United States Government

● If you are born in a different county you can't run for president you can only run for Governor

United States Of America Voting Rights

U.S. Voting Rights

● only U.S citizens can vote

♠ U.S. Voting Rights♠

● You have to be 18 and older to vote

Athens Government

Athen's Government

● In Athen's, men can only vote

Athen's Government

Slaves would work while the men went to the assembly

Athen's Government

500 names of men were chosen to be in the Assembly

Athen's Government

Men had to live in Athens and had to have both parents come of athens to vote

Athen's Government

People thought elections did good only for the rich but any man who owned land could vote

Athen's Government

The Assembly gathered to discuss and to make rules

Athen's Government

The assembly is an opportunity for 500 male citizens of athens to speak their minds about regards to the government

Athen's Government

Women, slaves and children could not vote

Athen's Government

Both have more than one legislative group to rule

Democracy

● Being around 500 B.C

● Means people vote for a leaders and laws instead of having ruler

Democracy

Democracy

Cleisthenes he wanted more power and he was tired of being told new laws by a ruler and didn't have a say in them so he created democracy

Comparing the U.S and Athen's

Both vote for political figures

Comparing the U.S and Athen's

Both have more than one legislative group to ruler

Comparing the U.S and Athen's

The legislative branch in Athens decides for the people who are going to war but in the U.S. we have a choice to go to war

Comparing the U.S and Athen's

Athens and U.S. were both democracy's

Comparing the U.S and Athen's

Both places had restrictions to who could vote at a certain point in time

Comparing the U.S and Athen's

In the U.S. you have to be 18 or older to vote

Comparing the U.S and Athen's

In Athens you had to be a man owned land and whose parents both came from athens

Comparing the U.S and Athen's

you had to live in the country to be able to vote in both athens and the U.S.