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What is a city-state?
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A city-state is an independent country whose territory consists of a city which is not administered as part of another local government.
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What is a monarchy?
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A monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged with an individual, who is the head of state, often for life or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state.
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What is oligarchy?
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An oligarchy (Greek Ὀλιγαρχία, Oligarkhía) (oligocracy) is a form of government in which power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, military might, or religious hegemony.
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What is a tyranny?
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In modern usage, the word "tyrant" carries connotations of a harsh and cruel ruler who places his or her own interests or the interests of a small oligarchy over the best interests of the general population, which the tyrant governs or controls
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What is a democracy?
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Democracy is a political government carried out either directly by the people (direct democracy) or by means of elected representatives of the people (Representative democracy).
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What is a aristocrat?
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Aristocracy is a form of government in which a few of the most prominent citizens rule. The term is derived from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best".[1] See Aristocracy for the historical roots of the term. The concept evolved in Ancient Greece, where by a council of prominent citizens was commonly used and contrasted with monarchy, in which an individual king held the power.[
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What is a citizen?
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A citizen is a person who lives in a certain country. They are loyal to the country they live in. But is this all it takes to be a citizen? The answer is no. There are people living legally in the United States who are not citizens.
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What is a assembly?
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A big meeting.
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