Origins of the US Goverment_Grant beauchamp

Roman Republic

509 BCE

Rome inspired many features of our own Consitution, including its checks and balances, bicameral legislature, term limits and age requirements.

Athenian Democracy

508 BCE

Greek democracy created in Athens was direct, rather than representative: any adult male citizens over the age of 20 could take part, and it was a duty to do so. The officials of the democracy were in part chosen by lottery in a process called sortition.