Assertion: representative democracy | /r/CapableOf | grant agency
Facets:
value: through the right
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Modern representative democracies attempt to bridge the gulf between the Hobbesian 'state of nature' and the grip of authoritarianism through 'social contracts' that enshrine the rights of the citizens, curtail the power of the state, and grant agency through the right to vote.