GOVERNMENTS OF ATHENS AND SPARTA
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SPARTAN GOVERNMENT: |
| Five Ephors: unlimited power. |
| Council of Elders: 28 members all over 60 years of age; proposed laws on which the Assembly voted. |
| Kings: two kings elected by the Assembly; served as high priests, judges, and army commanders. |
| Assembly: all citizens over 30 years of age; elected the officials and voted on major policies. |
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ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT: |
| Assembly: all male citizens over 20 years of age; enjoyed full and final power. |
| Council of Five Hundred: citizens over 30 years of age; chosen by lot, fifty from each tribe; proposed laws to the Assembly. |
| Court: chosen by lot from the citizens; no judge; juries were very large; each juror voted by secret ballot. |
| Archons: nine citizens who at one time were all-powerful, but after reforms the Council of Five Hundred took over most of their powers. |
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DIRECT DEMOCRACY |
INDIRECT DEMOCRACY |
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