Which idea best describes an ancient hebrew belief that influenced the development of democratic
institutions in modern times?

the term democracy, which means “rule by the people,” was coined by the greeks of ancient athens to describe their city-state's system of self-rule, which reached its golden age around 430 b.c. under the skilled orator and politician pericles.

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the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.