How did the political system of ancient Athens differ from the political system of the United States today?

Ancient Athens had a direct democracy, while the United States has a representative democracy.
Ancient Athens had a representative democracy, while the United States has a direct democracy.
Ancient Athens had a dictatorship, while the United States has a direct democracy.
Ancient Athens had a dictatorship, while the United States has a limited democracy.

During the Golden Age of Athens, a tribute was

a soldier in the military.
a tax paid to the empire.
a city-state under Athens’ rule.
a leader in the government

"Ancient Athens had a direct democracy, while the United States has a representative democracy" and "a tax paid to the empire" was a tribute during this time.

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creamymoorfoot creamymoorfoot · Answer 2 · 2018-12-16T23:37:56-05:00

The political system of ancient Athens differs from the political system of the US today in that Ancient Athens had a direct democracy, while the United States has a representative democracy. In a direct democracy every citizen votes on every decision that is made, while in a representative democracy every citizen votes to elect public officers, that will represent them in making decisions on how to run the country.

During the Golden Age of Athens a tribute was a tax paid to the empire. The word continued to be used, for instance in Latin America most people needed to pay a tribute to the Spanish crown.