填空题 Democracy is not a new conception. The ancient Athenians 1had a democratic system. Their democracy was the same asAmerican democracy in many ways. Furthermore, there are 2several important differences between their democracy and ours. The ancient Athenian citizens voted fortheir representatives, and they also voted for certain issues. 3Moreover, any qualified citizen could become public official. The 4ancient Athenian democratic government also protected thecitizens' right private property, encouraging private business and 5supported public education. A similar system of representative government exists in the United States. United States citizens vote for theirrepresentatives, and they can impeach representatives, too. 6American citizens also vote on certain important matters. In theUnited States, like in ancient Athens, any qualified citizen can 7become a public official. The government of this country also protects private property, encourages private business enterprise. and supports public education. The major difference between these two forms of democracy is the definition of citizen. In ancient Athens acitizen was a free man, not a woman and a slave. Women and 8slaves were largest part of the population: thus, the Athenian 9democracy was not broadly representative. In the United States, however, all American men and women, of all races andreligions, are citizens. Slavery is legal in this country. 10Therefore, American democracy is more broadly representative.In brief, democracy is an old and varied concept. In the past it meant different things to many different people.