Pros And Cons Of Athens Dbq

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No i don't think Athens was truly democratic because, all the rules of ancient Athens are very unfair with all their rules and rights for all citizens. The first reason is because Our constitution favors many instead of the few, this is also why it's called a democracy. This basically means that if you are not wetly than they won't treat us the same as wealthy people. And they only let men vote which means that only 12% in ancient Athens can vote.In Athens no one had freedom of thought and expression either. if the majority of the citizens didn't like the ideas of a single citizen they were to be banished or killed. (Document B): The second reason is that if the court decides that someone has no right to be enrolled as a citizen he becomes