What Is an oligarchy a government?

Answer 1

a form of government in which ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders (who are wealthy )

oligos - few

arkein - rule

How was this form of government practiced in ancient Greece?

Political decisions were made by astrocrats (wealthy) and selected middle class people , ordinary people had no say so

Why did this form of government decline in ancient Greece?

- some oligarchs ruled harshly and their people rebelled

- other oligarchs lost faith of the people when they couldn't solve major problems such as food shortages

Answer 2

No. that is a (absolute) monarchy.

An Oligarchy is government by the few: for example the UK after the Magna Carta was controlled by the barons, or the Soviet Union controlled by the politburo, may be considered to have been oligarchies

Answer 3

If you are asking what oligarchy is, it is a type of government where a group of people control the country.

Answer 4

China's government is a present day oligarchy. Many would argue that the United States is and Oligarchy because of the massive amounts of money needed to run in any election.

Answer 5

False. It is a small group of people who govern a nation together.

Answer 6

An oligarchical government is a government rules by the few(people) :)

Answer 7

With a king as ruler, this would be termed a monarchy. An oligarchy refers to government by a select powerful few (as the prefix oli- , from the Greek, means little or few).