1. Athens and U.S
Government
By Andrew Colsia, Aja Bonnett, Michael
Giard

2. United States Government
● 18 years old or older to vote

3. United States Government
● To run for president you have to be at least
35

4. United States Government
● The U.S. is a Republic Government

5. United States Government
● You have to be a U.S. citizen to become
president

6. United States Government
● In the U.S. if you are the president you can
only serve two terms

7. United States Government
● If you are born in a different county you can't
run for president you can only run for
Governor

8. United States Of America
Voting Rights

9. U.S. Voting Rights
● only U.S citizens can vote

10. ♠ U.S. Voting Rights♠
● You have to be 18 and older to vote

11. Athens Government

12. Athen's Government
● In Athen's, men can only vote

13. Athen's Government
Slaves would work while the men went to the
assembly

14. Athen's Government
500 names of men were chosen to be in the
Assembly

15. Athen's Government
Men had to live in Athens and had to have both
parents come of athens to vote

16. Athen's Government
People thought elections did good only for the
rich but any man who owned land could vote

17. Athen's Government
The Assembly gathered to discuss and to make
rules

18. Athen's Government
The assembly is an opportunity for 500 male
citizens of athens to speak their minds about
regards to the government

19. Athen's Government
Women, slaves and children could not vote

20. Athen's Government
Both have more than one legislative group to
rule

21. Democracy
● Being around 500 B.C

22. Democracy
● Means people vote for a leaders and laws
instead of having ruler

23. Democracy
Cleisthenes he wanted more power and he was
tired of being told new laws by a ruler and
didn't have a say in them so he created
democracy

24. Comparing the U.S and Athen's
Both vote for political figures

25. Comparing the U.S and Athen's
Both have more than one legislative group to
ruler

26. Comparing the U.S and Athen's
The legislative branch in Athens decides for the
people who are going to war but in the U.S. we
have a choice to go to war

27. Comparing the U.S and Athen's
Athens and U.S. were both democracy's

28. Comparing the U.S and Athen's
Both places had restrictions to who could vote
at a certain point in time

29. Comparing the U.S and Athen's
In the U.S. you have to be 18 or older to vote

30. Comparing the U.S and Athen's
In Athens you had to be a man owned land and
whose parents both came from athens

31. Comparing the U.S and Athen's
you had to live in the country to be able to vote
in both athens and the U.S.