Athenian Democracy

Athenian Democracy

1. Assembly

   • Passed Laws
   • citizens only
   • Majority Rule by a show of hands
   • Had the power to ostracize
     • Definitions

2. Boule

   • Legislative Council of Ancient Greece
   • 500 members
   • One year term / 2 terms
   • Decide which issues would be bought before Assembly

3. Legal System

   • Juries with 501 members
   • over age 30 to be on jury
   • contributed the most to the strength of Democracy (Aristotle)
   • jury had almost unlimited power
   • no rules about kind of cases or what could be said