Democracy
...he poor and powerless”. Modernists argue that ancient Athens did not resemble a true democracy. The argument against Athens was the fact that of the 250,000 people of Athens only 40,000 were eligible for the vote. In Ancient Athens women, slaves, resident aliens and young adults were denied the right of Citizenship. To vote in the Athenaeum parliament one had to be a citizen. In modern times the main principle of democracy relates to equality for all, the idea that all permanent residents have the right to vote, and to participate in the process of government. The actual structure of Athenaeum democracy was a direct democracy. The actual law making process of the Athenaeum parliament was the idea of government for people by the people. The citizens had direct involving in the law mak...