To begin with, Athens was not a true democracy because the number of people who could participate in the government was very limited. Conversely, a democracy meant that everyone could express their thoughts and ideas through the government by either votes or directly. Consequently, the fact that not everyone could have a say in government unquestionably contradicts the idea of democracy. According to Document B: The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle, “The franchise is open to all men who are of citizen birth by both parents. They are enrolled as citizens at the age of eighteen… citizens give their votes first on whether the candidates are free born, and has two citizen parents as the laws require… If the court decides that he has no right