The Athenians created a form of government known as democracy. This system allowed citizens to participate directly in decision-making and governance, contrasting with aristocracy and oligarchy, where power was concentrated in the hands of a few. Athenian democracy emphasized the role of the individual citizen and included practices like voting and public debate. While not fully inclusive by modern standards, it laid the groundwork for democratic governance in later societies.
Pathos - APEX :))
He postulated three - Monarchy, Aristocracy and Democracy. He said that each degraded - Monarchy to Tyranny, Aristocracy to Oligarchy, and Democracy to Ochlocracy.
Machiavelli's theory of government is called Kyklos. This is a cyclical government that rotates from democracy to aristocracy to monarchy and then ochlocracy to oligarchy to tyranny and finally anarchy.
direct democracy
According to Aristotle: Monarchy (Rule by One) which degraded to Tyranny (Rule by an absolute ruler) Aristocracy (Rule by the Best) which degraded to Oligarchy(Rule by the Few) Democracy (People Power) which degraded to Ochlocracy (Mob Power).
offer citizenship to all
A democracy.
Democracy
athens was known for having the first known democracy.
Theocracy..! That's it!
Many forms of government from Democracy to Tyranny Meritocracy and Aristocracy to Plutocracy.
Democracy - government by the peopleTheocracy - government by a dietyAutocracy - government by the supreme power of one personAristocracy - government by the eliteMobocracy - rule of the mobBureaucracy - government run by a non-elected group of specialists
Pathos - APEX :))
"...cracy" is NOT a prefix (at the beginning of a word), it is a SUFFIX (at the end of a word). as in democracy, theocracy, plutocracy
Monarchy Tyranny Aristocracy Oligarchy Democracy Ochlocracy
Aristotle believed that a mixed government, combining elements of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, was the best form of government.
The Athenians developed a Democracy where only certain classes of people could vote.