Anitent Athens and U.S govenerment

1. Ancient Athens &
U.S Government
By:Irene & Marilyn
Topic: Civic Participation & Voting
Rights

2. Ancient Athens
Government

3. Slaves,women,children were not aloud
to vote.

4. Foreigners are not citizens so they are
not allowed to vote.

5. Only men that own land are allowed to vote.

6. Only free adult men that are born from two
adult athenians are considered a citizen.

7. Only 20%of the population or athens were
citizens.

8. Every citizen were required to participate or
suffer punishment.

9. 500 names were drawn from all the land
owning men, then they were selected to help
make laws all year long ,this was their job for
the rest of the year.

10. In the end democracy existed only for the
free men who were originally from Athens.

11. Only free adult men enjoyed the rights and
responsibility of citizenship.

12. United States
Government

13. In the united states people can vote if they
are 18 or older.

14. You are aloud to vote but have to be 35 or
older to be able to be elected president.

15. If people were born in a different country
they could run for governor.

16. In 1789 only 6% of the population can vote.

17. In 1790 only white men were allowed to
vote.

18. 1870 the constitution denied voting based on
race.

19. In 1920 on the 19th Amendment gives the
right to all women, age 21 and older are
allowed to vote.

20. In 1965 Dr.Martin Luther King Jr made a
speech so African American males could
vote too.

21. In 1971 minimum voting age is 18 only.

22. Comparing the
united states &
Athens
Government

23. Athenian women,slaves and foreigners can
not vote,but in the U.S all citizens can vote if
they are 18 or older.

24. In 1789 U.S only 6%can vote, but in athen
all men have to vote.

25. In the U.S if people are born in a different
country they can vote for governor,but in
Athens only Athenians can vote.

26. In both Athens and U.S men can vote.

27. They are both democracies so they both can
vote.

28. Both Athens and U.S had to vote once.

29. In Athen 500 names were picked to see who
could make a laws but in the U.S people had
to vote to see who could make the laws.

30. THE END