Legislative Bodies

Daisy Calle and Kyara Cash

Ancient Athens Government

● There's a total legislative bodies of the ancient athenian government

1.Assembly

2. Council

3.Courts

Ancient Athens Government

● Back in Ancient Greece, only men could vote

● Foreigners, kids, servants, and women couldn't vote

Ancient Athens Government

● The meeting assembly was a grand event that male citizens could take place in

● Is mandatory by the end of life

Ancient Athens Government

● the assembly's main job was to make pronouncements

● Deciding who would go to war and when to go

Ancient Athens Government

● and granting citizenship to foreigners

Ancient Athens Government

● The council consisted 500 members total

● 10 leaders of groups (just under the archon, and his assistance)

Ancient Athens Government

● all or most of the important activities, and functions were coordinated by the council

Ancient Athens Government

● Courts weren't very significant and didn't hold a lot of meaning, at first

● Courts had power to give legal force or over role decisions of the assembly

Ancient Athens Government

● In 355 B.C, political trials were moves from the assembly, to courts

Ancient Athens Government

● The legislative brunch was made by the council and assembly

Ancient Athens Government

● Legislative body was made of 2 bodies-council

Ancient Athens Government

● 500 people in the body-council

● A assembly of 6,000 people

Ancient Athens Government

● The assembly was primary

Ancient Athens Government

● The assembly met 40 times a year

United States Government

● Only members of congress can introduce legislation

● Congress also maintains an investigative organization

United States Government

● Divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population

● The house has several powers assigned exclusively to it

United States Government● Congress conducts oversight, and is through

hearings

● In order to pass legislation, they send it to the president for his signature

Comparing The United States and Athens

● They both had Presidents and Governments

Comparing United States and Athens

● Any male over 30 could be a President

● But in the United States you have to fall within the rules and guidelines to be President

Comparing the United States and Athens

● Women can't vote in Athens

Comparing the United States and Athens

● But women can vote in the US

Comparing the United States and Athens

● The Presidency role in Athens was not as important or as treasured

Comparing the United States and Athens

● But in the US its really important who is elected

Comparing the United States and Athens

● In the US our Presidents are elected for four years

Comparing the United States and Athens

● But in the Athens they rotate among the officials

Comparing the United States and Athens

● In order to pass legislation they have to get the President to sign it first

Comparing the United States and Athens

● In the Athens they also have to let the President sign it

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