Democracy was started in Athens. It has become the choice government of countries like the United States, the Dominican Republic and South Korea. Around 500 BC Cleithenes. He didn't want aristocrats running the show, so by calling on the support of the people he was able to overthrow the aristocracy once and for all. He created a new type of government we now know today as a democracy. There is two different types of democracy representative and direct. Direct democracy is a democracy where the people vote directly on laws and issues. A representative democracy is a democracy in which people elect representatives to vote on what they choose. Athens has used both of these at one point or another.

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