Sortition
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In governance, sortition is the selection of public officials or jurors at random, i.e., by lottery, in order to obtain a representative sample.
A kleroterion in the Ancient Agora Museum (Athens)
USCAR Court select juries by sortition.
Drawing straws within a small group: one of four matches is broken to be shorter than the others, and the four are presented to the group to draw from, the chooser of the short match being selected
A session of a German citizens' assembly in 2019. The participants sit around tables for deliberation in small groups.
Athenian democracy
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Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, and focusing on supporting liberty, equ
Sortition
…governance, sortition is the selection of public officials or jurors at random, i.e., by lottery, in order to obtain a representative sample. In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was the traditional and primary method for appointing political officials, and its use was regarded as a principal characteristic of democracy…
Relief, about 336 BC, depicting personified Demos being crowned by Democracy. Ancient Agora Museum.
Cleisthenes
Constitution of Athens, by Aristotle, detailing constitution of classical Athens
Bust of Pericles: marble Roman copy after a Greek original of ca. 430 BCE