This is a sequence of Greek governments that were defined by Aristotle: monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies, and democracies. Many places in Greece began with these government systems, from monarchies to oligarchies, to tyrannies, and finally to democracies. However, there were plenty of areas that were using different systems, resulting with many city-states that never did become democracies or tyrannies at all.…
Democracy is a type of government that is meant to give power to the people and give them control over their government and allow their voice to be heard. The democracy in Greece was incredibly direct, citizens could vote on each individual thing, however to be qualified as a citizen you had to be a male born of Athenian parents, all citizens could hold positions of power and their roles were chosen based on chance. As a citizen you were able to participate in votes and your voice was heard giving you a great impact on the government, however the requirements for citizenship caused people who were not citizens to have little say, for them the votes weren’t democratic. Unlike Greece, Rome had a representative democracy, the citizens of Rome, both plebeians and patricians could vote on who they wanted to represent them, however only patricians could hold positions of power. The Roman republic had three tiers, patricians could hold positions in all three, while it took many years for Plebeians to be able to hold all the positions of power. When we consider democracy to be based based on the say of the people, Rome was more democratic compared to Greece.…
During the age of Pericles, the ideal form of government was believed to be a government formed by all of the citizens regardless of wealth or social standing. This was known as democracy, literally meaning " government of the people" [Document 3.] This government favored the many instead of the few. Athens was a direct democracy, meaning every citizen participated in debates. Western civilization used this philosophy of government by many, and created an indirect democracy where citizens elect officials to make and enforce laws.…
In ancient Greece there was a situation where there were multiple city-states in a relatively small area that all had different political ideologies. These City States had highly regarded philosophers that wrote great lengths about them. This gives us a great foundation to try to understand the different systems and how they were based. The goal is to analyze some of the different ideologies and find why they were thought to be so good, and what made them good.…
Did you know that world leaders do not exactly agree on what a democracy means. A democracy’s most salient and universally agreed upon component is a voting system. Athens was not truly democratic because they had slaves, no woman rights, and no equal rights.…
Ever since there have been leaders, nations have explored the field of civil administration for the most effectual form of government, by which to rule their homeland. Today, most societies in the Western World generally agree that democracy is the best form of government. As a result, their outlook upon the first great democratic system in Western civilization is largely affected by their own predilection. Others, however, can see major flaws in Athenian democracy. These opposing stances are no recent development. The positives and negatives of this form of government have been argued and deliberated ever since it first transpired, nearly 25 centuries ago. Indeed, most of the criticism made of democracy today was already made then, and still…
There are reasons why many of history’s greatest empires have tended to be either oligarchic or monarchial in nature. In observing the development of two of the ancient world’s most prominent models of representative government, the Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic, it can be concluded that when coupled with the political, economic, and social changes that come with expansion, the complications inherent with systems with democratic design prove incapable of running an empire.…
12. Define “democracy” (as it existed in Ancient Greece”) and “oligarchy” (Chapter 4, pp. 107).…
7A. According to Aristotle’s democracy, anyone can vote as long as they are citizens. Being a citizen means someone who is actively involved in politics. These citizens must participate in the government or household but they cannot do any other work besides that. They must also have some wealth and there should be a hierarchy because they are more educated and would know what to do in politics. Poor people should not be allowed citizenship to vote because they would be too busy working to devote enough time to education and self-improve themselves. They would not understand or know what to do in politics.…
In the Ancient Grecian culture there were various political systems in use depending on the city or Poleis. Today we shall take a look at the following systems monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy, there were some others but these will be our focus. Interestingly enough while we think of ancient Athens as being a democracy it wasn't always so, it eventually evolved into a democratic nation, but between the 8th to 6th century, Athens was ruled by aristocracy and according to The Athenian Aristocracy (n.d), the constitution read as follows “Appointment to the supreme offices of state went by birth and wealth; and they were held at first for life, and after wards for a term of ten years. (Athenian Constitution 3.1)” Aristocratic families ruled and most of the Athenian citizens had no say in the rules that governed their everyday life.…
Aristotle bases his idea of just and unjust law on society’s understanding of why the law exists. Ideal democracy, as we discussed in class, consists of citizens in a society being almost completely informed, educated, and involved in politics and the lawmaking process. As also stated, Democracy can pose a problem to leaders, since the public is knowledgeable. The ignorant are easier to manipulate and hide unjust law from, like in Martin Luther King, Jr’s current segregated society.…
Democracy is arguably the most integral aspect of a functioning nation. Overtime, it has superseded the concept of power through divine right, thus allowing the general public to have a say regarding the laws of society. Throughout history, western democracy has evolved significantly from the time of the Greeks, to modern practice. Though it is still a relatively new concept, democracy has been strengthened by society's desire to push for their individual rights. By use of revolution, government reform and enlightenment philosophy, democracy was able to evolve into an inclusive form of government that gave equal choice to the greatest amount of people. Democracy is unique in the sense that unlike other forms of government, it requires the cooperative effort of both the…
The Greeks displayed their humanistic values through government by they utilizing an effective system of self governing. This system was a direct democracy, which is defined as “government by the people” or “rule of the majority.” In the Athenian Democracy, the Assembly was…
Democracy means “rule by the people” and originated in Athens, Greece. In this political system, citizens directly influence the government's decisions or elect leaders through free and fair elections. Regardless, laws are created to protect natural rights that are applicable to all people, who in turn are expected to actively participate in civic life. The will of the majority holds sway in a democracy, but the rights of the minority are not…
The two most common types of regimes are democracy and oligarchy. All regimes desire to be wealthy, therefore all regimes are oligarchical to some extent, but more specifically oligarchies are regimes where the wealthy rule. Democracies on the other hand are defined as the rule of the majority, which is assuming that the majority ruling are the poor. One main point that Aristotle usually refers back to about the possible arrangements for regimes is that the rule of law is fundamental to all regimes. Without the rule of law, there is no regime, as Aristotle states: "for where the laws do not rule there is no regime." He also mentions that "the law should rule in all matters, while the offices and the regime should judge in particular cases." Aristotle does recognize that law has limitations, that being it cannot specify how it should be applied to each…