Compare and Contrast the Economic, Political, and Social Structures of Ancient Athens to Modern-Day Iraq to See if Democracy Can Work in Iraq

Democracy does not work. This is the case in some countries. However in others democracy can thrive and work like no other government. By comparing the political, economic, and social structures of ancient Athens and Iraq it can determine what the conditions are for democracy to work in Iraq. Before democracy is able to work in Iraq, the Iraqi people must learn to coexist with one another, pay off their debt, and
<Tab/>Athens went through several different government changes. Athens was first a Monarchy. The nobles, who advised the king and provided leadership in war, gain power. This led to an Aristocracy. The Aristocrats became wealthy, to extremely wealthy. They made a huge gap between the lower class citizens and the upper class citizens. However average citizens started to demand more say in the government. As the citizen-soldiers became more important, they also demanded input in the government. …