History Forming Direct Democracy

By Reese_22
  • May 20, 1520

    In the Beginning

    Monarchy was the first form of government in this country. On May 20, 1520, the King passed a law that prevented people from going out of the country without paying a significant fine. Citizens did not agree with this and started to protest it in silence. Although many tried to talk to the King and his court, none would listen because they had all made the final say in the law.
  • Jun 23, 1520

    Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

    About a month into the new law citizens were still not accepting, nor finding it fair, that they had to pay a great fine to leave the country. On June 23rd, citizens held a public meeting and casted their votes whether or not the law should be removed. They did this in hopes that the King would see that a massive percentage of the population didn't like the new rule.
  • Jun 24, 1520

    Showing Proof

    The following day after all the public casted their votes, many people went to the King to show that nobody agreed with his new law. The King however did not care for the proof and stated that because he, and his high court, approved of the law there was nothing that the public could say or do about it.
  • Period: Jun 24, 1520 to Dec 10, 1520

    Protesting

    The rejection from the King did not stop citizens from trying to fix their problem. For months they decided not to pay the fines to leave the country although the King demanded they do so. December 10th of the same year, The King and the Royal Court decided that the citizens should finally be free of the law because it was causing to much trouble. The citizens were grateful but they realized that they wanted more than that.
  • Feb 22, 1521

    A New Government

    After deciding that they wanted a direct democracy in which the people get to vote on all matter, the citizens demanded the King step down. For hours the people protested at the palace gates until the King eventually gave in. The citizens casted one more public vote on February 22, 1521, whether or not they should have a new leader. The winning vote said no so after that day the country had a direct democracy, that had no leaders or representatives to overcast the people vote.