Was the United States the first democracy? Or had other countries or peoples taken the same path?
What will be an ideal response?
No. Democracy was practiced in the city-state of Athens, in Greece, 2,500 years ago.Other groups that practiced democracy before the United States include some Native American tribes, such as the Iroquois. These groups were fairly small groups, however.The United States was the first larger group to practice democracy.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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