First to awnser will be marked branliest! why did direct democracy work in athens but not in the united states? a. there was a large amount of citizens in athens and small amount in the united statesb. there was a larger number of non-citizens in athens then in the united statesc. the territory of athens was larger than a territory of the united statesd. there was a small number of citizens in athens and large amount in the united states asap