The three major types of government that existed in ancient Athens were oligarchy‚ democracy‚ and tyranny. Democracy is a government where the government was controlled by the people and is used a lot today. Oligarchy is like democracy but was ruled by only a few like the rich. Tyranny was very common in ancient Greece but now only a few countries still use this method where only one man is in charge‚ like a king. Ruled by the people. In the direct democracy‚ the government is controlled by the
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Introduction So many forms of government arose in the Greek peninsula that it seems every form imaginable was attempted there at some point. Beyond the forms of government commonly associated with Greece such as monarchy‚ oligarchy and democracy‚ even socialism existed in some forms. In the following material I will look at some of these different forms of government and politico-economic systems and how they compared in the different locations and times that utilized them. Monarchy
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Introduction Throughout Ancient Greek history various forms of government have ruled the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the
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(Brand‚ n.d‚ p. 1). All other “poleis” however used other forms of government strategies although Sparta did practice other forms‚ other than democracy. Five types of leadership styles will be discussed which are; monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy and democracy. According to the Duhaimes Law Dictionary (n.d) monarchy is defined as “a form of government in which law making power is given to a single person‚ usually holding such authority by birthright and not by merit.” This ultimately means
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In fourth century BC Greece was about 1500 scattered small cities around the Mediterranean and Black sea shores. Each city had different forms of government‚ rulers in its history which ranges from democracy to monarchies and oligarchies. By around 730 BCE‚ Sparta had conquered the neighboring city-state of Messenia in the south-west corner of the Peloponnesus. The government was like monarchy/ tyranny‚ where one sole ruler had taken the power in hand by force. Helots were treated as public slaves
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fact that this is better than a democracy‚ it’s still not the best option. The problem is‚ for there to be an oligarchy in ancient times‚ the small group of people would always consist of high class people.(1) This is bad because the people in the group can all agree on a decision that could make things terrible for the lower class‚ just as a monarch can. Another problem with oligarchies is the fact that‚ like in the dictatorship‚ someone had a law that they wanted to be put in place‚ but no one
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your country? There are six forms of government‚ according to Aristotle. There are three main forms (government of one‚ government of a few‚ and government of many) with two which derive from the main ones: Royalty – Tyranny; Aristocracy – Oligarchy; Constitutional Government – Democracy. First of all‚ Royalty is a constitutional government of one which purpose is the common good as a whole. However‚ in most cases it turns out that the Royalty cannot act as a true one because the main figure
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categorizing them to the questions ‘Who rules?’ and ‘who benefits?’ From his studies‚ Aristotle classified six forms of political constitution: DOTMAP DEMOCRACY‚ OLIGARCHY‚ TYRANNY‚ MONARCHY‚ ARISTOCRACY AND POLITY. Aristotle’s purpose was to evaluate these forms of government in order to find the ‘ideal’ constitution. In his view‚ DOT DEMOCRACY‚ OLIGARCHY AND TYRANNY were all bad forms of government as the rulers (whether individuals‚ groups and masses) generally ruled in their own interests and at the expense
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which is ruled by the single person most fit to rule. The corrupted form of monarchy becomes tyranny. The next regime‚ aristocracy‚ is ruled by a few who possess a certain degree of wealth. And once aristocracy is corrupted it becomes an oligarchy. In an oligarchic regime‚ those few who possess wealth rule with advantage to themselves and others who
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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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