... government. They paid taxes though. At the bottom were slaves. They were people Athenians captured in war. They were their owner's property. Although Athenians could treat them as they wished, it wasn"t in their best interest to harm their own property. In arguments, the courts took the word of the master. A freed slave became a metic. Government The Athenians used a type of democracy ... . Members of this council served for one year and could not serve more than twice (sound familiar?). The council proposed laws to the assembly, the top-dogs. The assembly then passes the laws they want....

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... to the Constitution, which made all native-born or naturalized persons American citizens and prohibited states from abridging the privileges and immunities of citizens, depriving them of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. While this Amendment may seem nice, it takes the Supreme Court decades before they incorporate it into the states. The amendment gave the North a loophole ... United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition or servitude. Finally, Congress passes the Military...

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