During the eighteenth century, colonial assemblies;
a. lost political power to colonial governors
b. concentrated on the distribution of patronage
c. gained the "power of the purse "
d. remained merely advisory bodies

What was the biggest difference between government in ancient athens and in ancient rome? rome was a direct democracy, and athens was not. athens allowed all citizens to vote, while rome was a republic. athens allowed women and slaves to vote, but rome did not. rome had a bicameral assembly, and athens did not.