What is a similarly between the US Congress in the assembly of Acient Athens? A) both have the power to pass laws. B) both run by elected officials are run directly by the citizens C) both have the power to grant citizenship

The similarity between the Us congress and Athens is:

A) both have the power to pass laws.

Explanation:

All democratic councils of the western world were originally modeled after the council of Greece and mainly of Athens that was the first democratic Congress of its time.

It had the responsibility of making and passing of the laws that they formulated.

This is also the responsibility of the modern Congress of US and many other democratic nations that all have such Houses that makes the laws of the nation.

U. S. Congress and Anciet Athens have a very common similarity of being both run by elected officials are run directly by the citizens.

Option B

Explanation:

The Congress of United State and Ancient Athenian, The Stoa Consortium, have very much similar democratic republican policy, which ensures that they are being run by elected officials and thereby are run directly by the citizens.

Both of them supported democracy and hence, is considered as "rule by the people", where the government is being run by the people of the land who chooses elective representative to serve the purpose of their representation on their behalf.