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Oligarchy means the rule by a few especially for corrupt or selfish purposes. A modern example is rather like South Africa during the 20th Century when a small population of white people denied access to trade and educational systems to the coloured population. This process had been going on since the mid 18th Century and later became known as 'apartheid'. This lasted until the arrival of democracy in 1994.
oligarchy

a group of rich people control a country and have total controll

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How did that person or group get power in the oligarchy?

through elections and voting much like democracy or republican


Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or oligarchy?

In a democracy people vote, whereas in an autocracy or oligarchy, they do not vote. Since any influence by voting, however minute, is present in a democracy and absent from an autocracy or oligarchy, it gives more power to the voter by dint of being greater than zero.


Would mandatory voting work in US?

No, mandatory voting would never work in the United States.


How do citizens participate in oligarchy?

An oligarchy is a government that is ruled by a small exclusive number of leaders. They form a close knit group and its main tendency is to limit the rights of the nation's citizens. New leaders are selected on the basis of family or political and economic relationships. An oligarchy cannot exist if it allows citizen voting to choose governmental positions. One of the ancient classical examples of an oligarchy was ancient Sparta, in Greece.


How does voting work in Italy?

it works like america democracy democracy means voting


Is voting revolution?

No, it is democracy at work.


What was Corinth's oligarchy?

it was an oligarchy


A system of government which a small group holds power?

Govern. by smalll group of people...oligarchy.


Is Brazil a oligarchy?

no brazil is not a oligarchy


What is the country for oligarchy?

what is the country for oligarchy


What are the antonyms for oligarchy?

Monoarchy is the antonym of oligarchy.


Why should people want to have oligarchy?

An oligarchy is a type of government where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The definition of an oligarchy is rule by the few, usually a wealthy or privileged group of people. People may want to have an oligarchy because decisions are made quickly, there is expert leadership that avoids the rule of one monarch or dictator, rulers are well-educated, and oligarchs work together to rule more effectively. The Mafia are an oligarchy. So are unregulated financial institutions.