The Bacchae | Compare and Contrast
5th Century B.C.: The Athenian democracy which evolved during the 5th century B.C. is considered to be the first of its kind in the world. Matters of the state are decided by a vote of the citizen assembly, known as the ekklesia.
Today: The United States is considered the world’s leading democratic nation, though American democratic practices are quite different. Of- ficials of the state are elected to one of three branches of the government: the executive, the legislative, or the judicial. Each branch is given different responsibilities and authorities to...
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