This is the Torah. In its five books one can read, among others, about the creation of the world and very early patriarchs (Genesis), about the time when the Jews left Egypt (Exodus) and their life on Sinai (Numbers)
The important part of the question is that all citizens are required to vote (we can understand: in person), as opposed to only some citizens voting (this is the case when the congress votes: only some people vote on laws, and they represent the wider community).
This situation when all people vote personally and are not represented is called a) direct democracy.
In getting the job done or doing your task as an employee, it is advisable to focus your time in working the tasks that has been given to you or to get the job done. It is only professional to not deal with person's feelings during at time of work because it is an ethical way to do because your job is to work and not to meddle with other people's feeling. It is only applicable to worry about them if you aren't working and if you're on a break.
<span>Some of these trade routes had been in use for centuries, but by the beginning of the first century A.D., merchants, diplomats, and travelers could (in theory) cross the ancient world from Britain and Spain in the west to China and Japan in the east</span>
I believe the answer is: Judge
Even though juries have the power to determine whether a defendant is guilty or not, they do not have a final decision in determining duration of prison stay.
That power (along with the power to maintain order during the trial) fall at the hands of the judges.