The duties of the Athens citizens' assembly

The citizens' assembly is the highest authority in Athens (equivalent to the National People's Congress in China) and is responsible for deliberating and deciding all state affairs. All legal citizens (except slaves, women, children and foreign immigrants) have the right to participate, know, speak, vote and be elected. Citizens' congresses are held 40 times a year, among which 10 "main meetings" have a fixed topic: reviewing the performance of serving public officials and voting on their stay.