How was Athenian direct democracy different than American representative democracy? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

Athenian direct democracy allowed all women to participate and American representative democracy does not.

Athenian direct democracy allowed all women to participate and American representative democracy does not.

Athenian direct democracy allowed all free male citizens to make policy and American representative does not.

Athenian direct democracy allowed all free male citizens to make policy and American representative does not.

Athenian direct democracy allowed free male citizens to elect leaders to make laws and American representative democracy does not.

Athenian direct democracy allowed free male citizens to elect leaders to make laws and American representative democracy does not.

American representative democracy allows citizens to elect leaders to shape laws and Athenian direct democracy did not.

American representative democracy allows citizens to elect leaders to shape laws and Athenian direct democracy did not.

American representative democracy didn't allow foreigners to participate in government and Athenian direct democracy did.

1 answer

The two correct responses that highlight the differences between Athenian direct democracy and American representative democracy are:

  1. Athenian direct democracy allowed all free male citizens to make policy and American representative does not.
  2. American representative democracy allows citizens to elect leaders to shape laws and Athenian direct democracy did not.

These responses accurately reflect how Athenian direct democracy involved direct participation of citizens in decision-making, while American democracy uses elected representatives to create and implement laws.