alleryHow did the Spartan assembly decide its votes?
ABy secret stone ballots
BBy drawing lots in public
CBy shouting, judged by loudness
DBy raising coloured cards
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. By shouting, judged by loudness
1. The Spartan ecclesia met once a month and used range voting.
2. Votes were cast by shouting, and the loudness of the crowd decided the result.
3. Stone ballots were the Athenian method, which Aristotle preferred.
_Source: Wikipedia, Democracy, Greece and Rome_
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