The setting is 403 B.C.E. We are making a class Athenian assembly. An examply of a law we dicussed and voted on was "should Athenians forget the 'past wrongs' of the supporters of the thirty?
P.S. So glad I found this subreddit, thanks in advance for those who helped!
I am not sure what you are looking for precisely. But one of the interesting insight in Athenian democracy would be the Philippics by Demosthenes (not sure if I got it right in English; in French it would be Les Philippiques par Démosthènes).
The Philippics were a series of speech given by Demosthenes. Why I believe it to be pertinent about you is that he gracefully attacks Athenian democracy for quite a few reasons. Namely, that it was slow and did not allow to react quickly but also allowed people to flunk from their duties. As such, when it was time to debate the men in the assembly were more interested in preserving their interests and wealth than protecting the city. As such, they did not wish to fund the outfitting of triremes.
The question here is clear: should Athens go to war? And because of the democratic process and the various interests of Athenians, it is a hard sell since people are busier thinking of their personal wealth and the fact they might have to go to war than the well-being of the Polis.
Regardless of the outcome of the speeches, the Philippics are often used in political philosophy as an example of the issues of democracy. Despite an obvious collective duty (protecting the Polis), people were willing to skip their duties toward more individualistic approaches. Moreover, the fact that it takes Demosthenes to get them to take action denotes the issue of how in democracy (even if it sways toward a good outcome) things still end up being swayed by one individual who takes the lead.
So in other words, my example is the question of going to war with the Macedonians or not as a difficult situation springs up in the region. This is brought to the assembly. This is discussed with democracy making it difficult to get to a decision that would otherwise be fairly straightforward if it wasn't Athenians tendency to over legislate everything and individuals looking after their own interests.
I hope it helped a bit! Don't hesitate if you have questions. I simplified the discourses of the philippics quite a bit (there is 4 of them; one of which the authorship is disputed) but I think it is definitely a good example of the kind of thing that could be discussed in the assembly and that brought forth meaningful questions.