government with a monarch at the head. Monarch: a hereditary sovereign‚ as a king‚ queen‚ or emperor OLIGARCHY: a small group of people having control of a country‚ organization‚ or institution. DEMOCRACY: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state‚ typically through elections. ------------------------------------------------- Oligarchy: These people could be distinguished by royalty‚ wealth‚ family ties‚ education‚ corporate‚ or military
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of an oligarchy have no truck with mere equality‚ and they all think they deserve unquestioned first place: whereas in a democracy the result of an election is easier to bear when the loser can console himself with the thought that he was not competing with his equals.1” The political views of Thucydides are not blatantly expressed to the reader‚ and are quite difficult to fully understand what his views are. But as explained by his quote‚ the differences of the oligarchy and the democracy are evident
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During the Classical Age of Greece‚ two powerful city-states emerged‚ each governed by a different system. Athens was run by democracy‚ whereas‚ Sparta‚ a military state‚ was governed by oligarchy. Athens’ democracy served its people better. Since all had a say in the government and everyone was included in a state was ruled by many. In Sparta‚ the state was controlled by a select few‚ kings and ephors‚ who had absolute power. In Athens plenty of time was spent on architecture‚ to ensure that
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In Aristotle’s Politics‚ he focuses much on the regimes of an oligarchy and of a democracy. Democracies exists when the free and poor‚ being a majority‚ have authority to rule‚ and have an equal share in the city. Oligarchies exists when the few wealthy and better born have authority and grant benefits in proportion to a person’s wealth (1280a:10-30;1290a:5-10). Within each regime‚ there are the farmer‚ the working element and craftsmen‚ the marketing element and traders‚ the laboring element
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American Democracy: A Real Democracy or Hidden Oligarchy? The United States was founded with the intent that class distinction and rigid social structure were the things left behind in the old world. Life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness were the basis that created the American dream from the very beginning. The state where people face promise of political democracy‚ wide range of civil liberties‚ opportunity for economic prosperity‚ and equality between each and every citizen. “Government
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In this paper‚ I will be going into detail about the following form of government‚ Aristocracy‚ Oligarchy‚ Democracy‚ and Monarchy. Each form of government has many aspects to cover and a lot to learn about. After the summary of all four forms of government there will be a form in which I will learn more about. In this section I will go further in detail and explain more about that form. Below are the four forms of government. Aristocracy was founded by Plato a Greek philosopher. It means rule of
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Compare and contrast monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states Introduction Ancient Greek city-states had five forms of government; monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy. This essay will give a brief comparison of these five forms of government. Monarchy The government where A single hereditary ruler‚ or in Spartans case double ruler holds all the government power in the country‚ empire‚ or kingdom. The Monarch
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Oligarchy isn’t beneficial to a country’s welfare In modern society is very popular to raise the most scandalous issues of the present‚ disclose famous politicians and high-ranked officials‚ we highlight the hidden truth of the power-driven machinations and governmental intrigues. Thankful to the magazine Forbes‚ which is well known for its rankings of world ’s top companies and lists of the richest people all over the world‚ we know them by sight. Many call these people wealthy‚ rich
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to study the ideal state‚ but the bad state as well‚ because sometimes the statesman has to work with what he has. Aristotle focuses on the oligarchy and the democracy and differences in the rich and poor. Of the four types of democracy the worst is the extreme from‚ where all offices are open to anyone‚ and people are the law. Of the four types of oligarchies‚ the worst is where offices are inherited‚ and the magistrates have no checks or balances. Of aristocracy there is only one form‚ where only
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Spartan Oligarchy Superiority is defined as being of higher grade or quality. And while the Athenian democracy has been able to become somewhat of a staple in modern society‚ in its time‚ it was the Spartan’s oligarchic system that allowed them to create such a strong society. It was a society that thrived on its strong political system based around a strong military. It is undeniable that in the time in which they both existed‚ the Spartan Oligarchy was superior to the Athenian Democracy. The
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