Primary Forms Of Oligarchy, Tyranny, And Democracy

The differences between the three primary forms of government, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy are as follows: oligarchy is governmental rule being in the hands of a small group of men who belonged to wealthy families. This form of leadership could be found in the city-state of Sparta where its citizens were known for their military self-discipline. There were three parts that made up Spartan oligarchy: military chiefs who were assigned as the state’s religious leaders and generals of its army, council made up of elders (over sixty years old), and five overseers who created policies and made certain that the law was obeyed.

Tyranny consisted of rule being in the hands of one person who forcefully obtained governmental control. Many tyrants