POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Debt Bondage
15 Aug 2018
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Us was first western democracy: they tried to avoid the athenian model at all costs, did(cid:374)"t like ho(cid:449) they allo(cid:449)ed the people to ha(cid:448)e so (cid:373)uch po(cid:449)er, technically they created a republic. Biggest difference between athens and us: the people in the us (average citizens) had limited power. Had first elections: pop of 3. 2 million, 360 thousand possible voters (11%, 268 thousand ballots cast. Property qualification had to be met to be allowed to vote. Very exclusive (women, slaves, not pure athenians (cid:862)metics(cid:863) were excluded) Out of 250 thousand people only 50-60 thousand were males that could make decisions. Used slavery (mostly pow: slaves made up the police force, they were paid. Monarchy established (683 bc: followed by aristocratic rule (oligarchy) Reforms of solon (595 bc: some limits on aristocracy, took away debt slavery on athenians, citizens had more input but not much power. Cleisthenes (507 bc: overthrow of oligarchy, establishment of democratic constitution.
