The Three Types Of Democracy And Oligarchy And Democracy

One method of three to create a polity is by taking elements of legislation from both oligarchy and democracy. A second method is to take the middle of both democratic and oligarchic arrangements. The last option is by taking some chunks of oligarchic and democratic laws and combining them into one. For example, one could be about offices that would have elections, which is considered an oligarchic element, but no property assessment, which is a democratic element. In order to decide if a polity has a mixed democracy and oligarchy well, is to see if the same polity can be easily spoken as a democracy or as an oligarchy. This can be seen in the case in the Lacedaemonian regime or also known as the Spartan regime.

Tyranny can be divided into three types. One of these is the plenipotentiary monarchy which was used by barbarians. The second is called a dictatorship, and the last is considered absolute and unchallenged kingship. This is where the ruler rules to his own advantage.

Virtue and vice of a city/regime can be looked at a lot like the virtue or vice of an individual. This being a happy life, which is one with accordance in virtue. A regime can be divided up into three parts: the, the very poor, the middle, and the very rich. Since the middle is the best, this is largely due to it taking elements from both

It is important that we look at this regime and use it as a reference point so that we can determine if laws, principles, and structure are working given the situations that the regime may be facing at what time. This will also allow an analysis to see what works in different kinds of situations. Aristotle’s politics not only attempts to theorize which regime is best, but it also looks at which laws are the most suitable for each regime. Aristotle believes that "laws should be enacted . . . with a view to the regimes, and not regimes with a view to laws." (Find page number)