WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF A DIRECT DEMOCRACY IN ANCIENT GREECE WHEN PERICLES RULED 10 PTS?
Advantages for Direct Democracy in Ancient Athens: 1) all free men had the right to vote 2) all free men had the right to speak in public and in front of everybody for whichever problem 3) there was a feeling of complete participation and common decissioning Disadvantages: 1) people could be affected by the orators 2) only free men were voting (people with debts were excluded) 3) women didn’t have the right to vote
