The system of democracy practised by ancient Athens was a much better system of democracy than that of Canada. The Athenian system was more fair, a great deal more democratic, and directly affected ones life. The Canadian system of democracy falls short of fairness is a great deal less democratic, and it is hard to pick out the specific details that directly affect ones life.

What must first be explained is that in Athens, only citizens could vote and hold positions. Citizens were males, over the age of eighteen who were born of Athenian parents. This may have severely narrowed down the participation of all residents of Athens, but they ran their city on a different set of values, in a time long ago, which justifies the exclusion of women, slaves and whomever else was not a citizen.

Of those who were considered citizens, ev

In Athens, when a bill was voted on, it directly affected those who voted for it. Such as, if the quandary of war was brought up, and it was voted that Athens would go to war, the people voting knew they would have to go to war themselves.

In Canada, if one wants to run for a position, one must first have a large source of money, as well as a high social standing, to ensure financial backing, in case more funding is needed. After funding is secured, there is the matter of an ad campaign, and influencing the public to vote for you. The main problem lies in voting. One can only vote if there is a permanent residence to contact the voter at. Immigrants who have not gained citizenship, no matter how long they have been living in the country, cannot vote. While Canada does have a fairly high percentage of the population voting (80%), this still does not include everyone. A

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