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What is an executive hired by a city council to run a city?
A city Manager. The idea began in Galveston Texas in the teens. a crisis existed caused by disastrous floods from a hurricane. the city wanted a man with techncal expertise ratehr than a politician. the idea spread. The city manager is an executive office of sort sbut not an elected one.
How does one get invited into membership in the Council On Foreign Relations?
The Council on Foreign Relations is a think tank on U.S. foreign policy issues. To get membership, someone must be nominated by a member of the Council and approved by other members.
How were Spartan and Athenian government different?
Athens became a direct democracy where all Athenian citizens voted on laws and legislation and the Council carried out these decisions. Sparta was a limited democracy where two kings were responsible for war and religious leadership, and a 28-member council of elders which took significant issues to an assembly of citizens who could vote yes or no on the council's proposals on those issues.
What did the Council of 500 do?
In Ancient Greece, particularly Athens, the Boule (Council of 500) was an assembly of citizens that were selected to run the day to day affairs of the city-state. The members of the Boule were chosen by lot, and their terms lasted one year. The Boule of Athens was established by Solon in 594 B.C., with 400 members. It was expanded to 500 members, 50 men from each of the ten tribes of Athens, by Kleisthenes in 508 B.C.The Boule met in the Bouleterion.
Who is the leader of local government?
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