athens and u.s. government
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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.
