In one sentence: What is the biggest difference between democracy in Athens and democracy in the U.S. today? by Kayla McSweeney

2025-09-29 13:46:56 UTC

Only a few people were able to vote during the democracy in Athens. The democracy in the U.S let’s everyone vote

2025-09-29 13:47:06 UTC

Women could not vote in Athens but now everyone no matter if you are men or women can vote

2025-09-29 13:47:12 UTC

US doesn’t have restrictions because of someone’s gender or where they’re born.

2025-09-29 13:47:17 UTC

In Athens women did not get to vote but in the U.S. everyone gets to vote

2025-09-29 13:47:30 UTC

Mostly men were voting but not women and men can vote on something

2025-09-29 13:47:33 UTC

The allowance of women being able to vote to back then.

2025-09-29 13:47:33 UTC

The biggest difference between democracy in Athens and democracy in the U.S is that there were a lot of restrictions in Athens and the U.S has restrictions but mostly everyone can vote

2025-09-29 13:47:35 UTC

Democracy in Athen’s comapared to the United States. Athens has move restriction and it takes more of as longer process because half of the population is barely able to vote. Meanwhile in the USA there are more rights and everybody is able to vote on one candidate.

2025-09-29 13:48:30 UTC

Women wouldn’t have rights back then but now everyone has equal fare rights on pretty much anything

2025-09-29 13:48:41 UTC

In Athens woman were prevented from voting but in the US woman and men were both aloud to vote.

2025-09-29 13:49:01 UTC

The Athens could be compared to the United States and mostly men was voting for different things than women.

2025-09-29 15:33:54 UTC

One is fair and one is not as fair

2025-09-29 15:33:57 UTC

A lot more people can vote now other then in Athens where less people could’ve voted

2025-09-29 15:34:17 UTC

Only men used to vote back then now females can vote too.

2025-09-29 15:35:12 UTC

In Athens a large minority couldn’t vote, but now everyone over he age of 18 can vote no matter their race, color, gender, ethnicity, etc.

2025-09-29 15:35:30 UTC

Only males were allowed to make decisions if their were elected as a representative.

2910271_1 — 2025-09-29 15:36:35 UTC

The biggest difference between the two is the fact Athenian minorities cannot vote and only a selected few who met criteria could vote. US citizens of many different status and races can vote regardless of disparities can decide too.