Question

What was the effect of democracy in ancient Athens?

It kept society peaceful.
It allowed everyone to vote.
It created representative government.
It included women as citizens.

Answer 1

Best choice: "It allowed everyone to vote" — with a correction. Ancient Athenian democracy allowed citizens to vote directly on laws and policy, but "everyone" meant adult male citizens. Women, slaves, and resident foreigners (metics) could not vote. It was a direct, not a representative, democracy and did not necessarily keep society peaceful.