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How are the Athenian values of rule of law and citizenship expressed in modern representative democracies such as the one practiced in the United States?

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In modern representative democracies, citizens have the right to run for office in order to craft laws and the responsibility to follow those laws.

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The main way in which the Athenian values of rule of law and citizenship are expressed in modern representative democracies such as the one practiced in the United States is that the government is ultimately meant to serve the people--not the other way around--and that popular sovereignty is the key to a fair and even-handed government. 
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