Question

Using complete sentences, compare and contrast ancient Greek and Roman ideas about government and citizenship.

Answer 1

Answer:

The word “democracy” comes from two Greek words that mean people (demos) and rule (kratos). Democracy is the idea that the citizens of a country should take an active role in the government of their country and manage it directly or through elected representatives.

Once free, the Romans established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf. A republic is quite different from a democracy, in which every citizen is expected to play an active role in governing the state.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Greeks and the Romans were two of the first societies to use government systems that allowed citizen participation. The Greeks used a direct democracy, or a pure democracy, to govern. All free adult male citizens were required to participate in the lawmaking assembly. Each person had a vote. The Greeks emphasized that the law applied to all people, no matter how much money they acquired or what their rank was. The Romans shared some ideas with the Greeks, but they had their own way of governing their empire. The Romans used a system known as a republic. The populace elected representatives to work in the Senate and four assemblies. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans voted in groups instead of as individuals, and only the wealthy upper-class citizens were allowed to hold government positions. Even with their differences, both government systems played a large role in influencing the United States government that exists today.      

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