Characteristics of Democracy in Ancient Greece

The main features of Athenian democracy:

(1) Direct democracy:

(2) Sovereignty over the people:

Both direct and indirect democracy fall under the category of sovereignty over the people.

(3) Rule by turns:

There is a system of tenure in which citizens take turns holding public office and become rulers and ruled in turn.

(4) Appointment of officials by lot:

All official positions, except generals, were created by lot.

(5) Majority principle:

The core principle of democracy is "majority rule". There are three types of laws: absolute majority, comparative majority and special majority.

(6) The rule of law (the supremacy of law):

such as Thoreau's reform of the "Order of Reducing Burdens", Christiani's reform of the "Law of Exile from the Pottery Tablets", the implementation of reforms through legislation, similar to the Roosevelt's New Deal.