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    Absolutism is the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. One of the greatest monarchs of all times is Louis the XIV. Louis the XIV was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. The power was handed down to him when he was only 4 years, and 8 months old. Before, the power was handed down to Louis the XIV. His mother, Anne of Austria, ruled until he was big enough to take the throne. He was the longest-ruling king, ruling for…

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    country than the rest of our fellow citizens" (Pg.60) The democracy must educate its citizens to have interests which fall in line with that of the country in order to prevent individuals from following private interests. A Monarchy, like the newly established English monarchy put in place at the time of writing The Spirit of Laws, is governed by “fixed and established laws” at which point individuals are driven by honor in whatever measure they see fit. Sense of worth, search for knowledge, or…

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    adultery was punishable by death. However, after his death in 1658, there was nobody that was able to follow the same course as he did. It looked like, at that time, that there was no other option, but to restore the monarchy. So it happened; in 1660, Charles II became king; the monarchy was restored.…

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    I do not believe in perfect political solutions. The human race is diverse. Human beings have organized into communities for thousands of years, adhering to common rules of conduct. Despite ample time, no single policy or political agenda has endured the millennium. Individual societies have developed independently and therefore, can be held to no standard but their own. My political philosophy is that government is best when is behaves as either a delegate or a trustee on behalf of its people.…

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    government are; Monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy. Let's start with the statement that Isocrates makes (Halsall, 1999) about Spartans being "subject to oligarchy at home, to kingship on campaign". Tells us that there was a contrast in how Spartans treated other Spartans and how they treated those they conquered. Oligarchy can be thought of as a rule of businessmen where a kingship can be thought of as a monarchy, hence ruled by a single family. Monarchy, not to be…

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    government found by the people. In 507 B.C.E Greece, democracy in Athens is starting to arise. When other forms of government such as monarchy and oligarchy become flawed, the citizens are being…

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    An aristocrat is one of the nobility categories. A society of people with noble birth. In this category, power is held most often as hereditary. The transition is from people of a family. They speak with authority which must not be underestimated by the society. They are esteemed indeed as the flag bearers of the people. Their voicing is an ingredient to the societal problems. Dissolver of even the most insoluble problems. Must the people not cast their confidence in them? Crusades…

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    During the ruling of King Charles many changes occurred in England, many changes received harsh backlash. There were pros and cons to having King Charles rule. He chose to rule without Parliament and gave the people of England new taxes to pay. The King disliked working with the Parliament so instead of asking them for money he created new taxes for people to pay to get the funds he needed. Many objected to the taxes pointing out that they were illegal since Parliament did not approve them…

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    government systems such as: oligarchy, monarchy, tyranny, democracy, aristocracy etc. A monarchy is a rule by one king whose power was hereditary. Monarchy started in ancient Greece approximately around 2000 BC. (Kokemuller, 2015). Famous monarchy states were Macedonia, Corinth and Epeiros. In this government system, king had complete power though some of them were benevolent to the people and shared limited power in the Assembly. After 700 BC no monarchy was remain in Greece. Aristocracy…

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    To compare and contrast these forms of government we have to separately explain each of them. We have: MONARCHY: The word comes from ancient Greek and it literally means "government of one". In Ancient Greek city-states it wasn't a common thing to find a pure monarchy, but in other realities (Persian Empire for example), the monarch (the king) was a male aristocrat who held the power, often, he had counselors or other similar organs which guaranteed in a certain way that the government would…

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