Cradle of Democracy Mini-lesson
Learning Objectives
- Identify the historical roots of direct and representative democracy in the classical period
- Determine the differences between direct and representative democracy
- Big Ideas: Athenian democracy, Roman republic, consent of the governed, direct democracy, representative democracy, citizen participation in government
Overview
No one person invented the kind of government that we have in the U.S. This mini-lesson looks at two early governments that inspired the system that we have today: Athenian democracy, and the Roman Republic.