Comparing Greece and the U nited S tates

1. Comparing Greece and the United States By: Roshan Amir and Chris Fadel

2. Outline of Greek Democracy Greek democracy began at approximately 462 B.C. Athens, Solon, Cleis, Ephialtesall contributed to bring order to the Greek empire. 100 out of the 1000 officials were elected. Generals were elected not only because of their role but they have extra knowledge. Also they needed people with experience.

4. United States Constitution They wrote the constitutions because they decided that they no longer wanted to be forced to be the religion that the king wanted . Even though they wrote the constitution and the Bill of rights, there were still slaves which there should not have been, and they were treated horribly. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. They include a lot of laws that make sure the citizens have equal rights. The first branch is the Legislative Branch. Its where they write and discuss the laws. The next branch is the Executive Branch, this is the branch where they make laws official. The President is the head of the Executive Branch. The last branch is the Judicial branch, its the branch that oversees the courts of the U.S

5. 5 Greek Fun Facts 1.

6. Fun Facts U.S.A Alaska has the longest coastline in the United States Although English is the most commonly spoken language used in the U.S and is the language used in government, the country has no official language. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was at Prospect Creek. The deepest lake in the U.S is the Crater Lake in Oregon The smallest state is Rhode Island with an area of 1545 square miles, and the largest is Alaska with 663,268

7. Fun Facts Greece Achilles Heel was vulnerable because when his mother dipped him in the River Styx she held him very tightly by the heel so it didn’t get soaked. Anax was a hyclian giant The big three were all son of Cronos Arges was one of the elder cyclopses Poseidon is god o the seas and earthquakes