I need an example of each of theses types of government:
aristocracy
autocracy
theocracy
democracy
2007-03-05 10:38:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I disagree with some of the above.For example , pre-revolution France was a monarchy.
aristocracy would be governement by the nobles - very difficult to find an example for that.I think republican Rome (before there were roman emperors, Rome was a republic ruled by the senate (which consisted of patricians).
autocracy - Louis XIV. in France for example (monarchy is a form of autocracy)
theocracy - (government has religious legitimation) like mentioned above, Iran and Vatican
democracy - modern democracies, but (in my opinion) not Rome and antique Greece (these states tolerated slavery, and only male citizens were allowed to vote, not what I would call a democracy, rather a republic)
2007-03-05 11:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aristocracy: Hmm... Hard to say if this an actual form of government; ruled by upper classes?? I guess we all are!
Autocracy:Absolute rule. Not too many of these left. Saddam Hussein of Iraq had one.
Theocracy: Ruled by the "church". Besides the Vatican, I would say none truly exist today. The Taliban could be considered (or was) one.
Democracy: Rule of the people. The only known True Democracies were the ancient Greek city-states. Everyone (well just the males; no one is perfect) had a vote in the city. The United States is a Republican Democracy; we vote for people to make decisions for us.
So Vote! and get morons out of important offices
2007-03-05 19:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
aristocracy-None that I know of that still exists, but medieval England is an example
autocracy-Saudi Arabia; It means to be ruled by a monarch or dictator
theocracy-Saudi Arabia;Vatican (The Holy See); Historical examples are the Papal States and the Abbasid (I think I spelled that wrong) dynasty
democracy-US, India, Canada, Poland, etc.
2007-03-05 18:49:27 · answer #3 · answered by pedamale 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
aristocracy: ancient Sparta, ancient Athens before the democracy era
autocracy: Kings of France before the revolution, Emperors of Russia before the revolution
theocracy: modern Iran
democracy: USA, France, UK, Spain, Greece etc
2007-03-05 18:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by Donegal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aristocracy - France before its revolution
autocracy - The Russian Empire before its revolution
Theocracy - present-day Iran
democracy - pure democracy? none. Let's just go with the US
2007-03-05 18:44:12 · answer #5 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋