Discuss why were the early mesopotamian city-states considered to be theocracies?

The early Mesopotamian city-states are considered to have been theocracies because in the ruling of the city-states the religion was heavily involved and had enormous political influence. The theocracies are exactly that, governments run by priest/deity, or even a king without a religious title but which is very religious itself, that put the religion first and everything in the country and the daily lives of people is dictated by the religion.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”

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