stackyFACTSThe birthplace of democracy functioned like a giant elementary school jar reward system. If you wanted to exile a politician or pass a law, you grabbed a specific pebble and chucked it into a pot. The phrase 'psephology' (the study of elections) literally translates to 'the study of pebbles'.
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