Division Of Power

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ory of the ancient world women were considered inferior). The people in ancient Greece all had there own independent sovereignties and had there own methods of voting, but during these times in the Greek Government only the male citizens had there say in the government. They also had there own methods of declaring war on other countries and there own and the decisions that they make in any other democratic government (mainly the USA).
“The members retained the character of independent and sovereign States, and had equal votes in the federal council. This council had a general authority to propose and resolve whatever it judged necessary for the common welfare of Greece—to declare and carry on war - to decide in the last resort all controversies between the members—to fine the aggressing party—to employ the whole force of the confederacy against the disobedient—to admit new members.”
During the early form of government in Athens there were people in the Temple of Delphos who were given certain federal powers and were to carry out there duties to protect the religions of the independent cities and to punish anyone who broke the rules and these guardians were known as the Amphyctions.
“The Amphyctions were the guardians of religion, and of the immense riches belonging to the Temple of Delphos, where they had the right of jurisdiction in controversies between the inhabitants and those who came to consult the oracle. As a further provision for the efficacy of the federal powers, they took an oath mutually to defend and protect the united cities, to punish the violators of this oath, and to inflict vengeance on sacrilegious despoilers of the Temple.”
There were people who were given the same authorities as our different branches in our Democratic government here in the US. Soon after the Greek government around 100 B.C. other countries in the world caught...