How is government in the United States today different from government in ancient Athens? 1. The United States is a direct democracy. 2. The United States allows citizens to vote. 3. The United States is a republic. 4. The United States has a unicameral legislature.

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Nicole Rubio

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14 August, 11:39

How is government in the United States today different from government in ancient Athens? 1. The United States is a direct democracy. 2. The United States allows citizens to vote. 3. The United States is a republic. 4. The United States has a unicameral legislature.

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Paisley Arias · Answer 1

3. The United States is a republic.

Explanation:

The Athenian democracy was not a republic, despite the existence of the assembly in which adult men could deliberate and vote on certain ussues, but from which slaves and women were excluded. It was quite a progressive form of government for its time.