Thus says the lord, the god of israel (to king david): "i anointed you king over and gave you the house of israel
and of judah, and if that were too little then would i have added unto you so much more. why have you despised the word of
the lord, to do that which is evil in my sight? uriah the hittite you have killed with the sword, and his wife you have taken to
be your now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised me."
hebrew bible, book of samuel
adapted from jps 1917 edition
what does this passage indicate about jewish beliefs?
a
rulers must follow the same moral standards as anybody else.
b. rulers cannot rely on god's assistance and must trust in themselves.
c. rulers are not able to disobey god because they have god's blessing.
d. rulers are the only ones who are able to communicate with god.
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then its a law the end

athenian democracy developed around the fifth century bc in the greek city-state (known as a polis) of athens, comprising the city of athens and the surrounding territory of attica, and is often described as the first known democracy in the world. other greek cities set up democracies, most following the athenian model, but none are as well documented as athens'.

it was a political system of direct democracy, in which participating citizens voted directly on legislation and executive bills. participation was not open to all residents: to vote one had to be an adult, male citizen, i.e., not a foreign resident, a submissive or a woman, and the number of these was "probably no more than 30 percent of the total adult population."[1]

the longest-lasting democratic leader was pericles. after his death, athenian democracy was twice briefly interrupted by oligarchic revolutions towards the end of the peloponnesian war. it was modified somewhat after it was restored under eucleides; the most detailed accounts of the system are of this fourth-century modification rather than the periclean system. democracy was suppressed by the macedonians in 322 bc. the athenian institutions were later revived, but how close they were to a real democracy is debatable. solon (594 bc), cleisthenes (508/7 bc), and ephialtes (462 bc) contributed to the development of athenian democracy. cleisthenes broke up the power of the nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based on where they lived rather than on their wealth.

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