POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Metic, B.C. Rich, Demagogue
4 Apr 2017
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Ancient democracy: athens (con"t) (week 5 oct. 11) Central institution: the assembly: citizens are able to discuss law, power of speech: important & dangerous power b/c the possibility of a. Demogog: developed tools to limit the power of speech (2) Membership cannot be renewed immediately could not be a member of council more than twice. Within each prytane would be 4 assemblies" each. President would be selected by lot and preside the council for one day engaging in war and politics allow for the creation of bonds between people (strangers) deems the lottery system: not a choice/questions of convenience. Athenians thought that choosing by lot was allowing the gods to decide who was being chosen. The gods used the lottery to choose the king of gods (ex. Athenians believed that the lottery system was immune to the effects of demagogy (corruption)
