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Greek Gov Test

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This group rule by few, government created when aristocrats overthrew kings oligarchy
This is one ruler who inherits power,right to rule is passed down from father to son monarchy
Who creates laws in a monarchy king
Difference between king and tyryant King gets power lawfully, Tyrant takes power unlawfully
Why were oligarchs unpopular (how did they make decisions) made decisions that benefited them; rich got richer poor got poorer
This ruler gains power by being a military leader, gets his power unlawfully tyrant
Citizens make the decisions in this government; rule by the people democracy
type of democracy used in athens direct democracy
this leader made promises to help poor and overthrow oligarchs (this is how they got support) tyrant
advantage of monarchy disadvantage of monarchy a: quick decision making, clear who next ruler is d: one voice in decision making, cant get rid of bad rulers
advantage of oligarchy disadvantage of oligarchy a: more than one voice in decision making d: decisions benefit the wealthy ruling class
advantage of tyranny disadvantage of tyranny a: quick decisions, sympathetic to poor d: one voice in decisions, can be corrupted by power
advantage of direct democracy disadvantage of direct democracy a: many voices in decision making, favor majority d: decisions take a long time
what was order in which governments developed in ancient Greek monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy (MOTD)
Monarchy and Tyranny both share this when it comes to decision making only one voice
Oligarchy and Direct Democracy share this in decision making many voices
How is direct democracy different from representative democracy direct: all decisions voted on by citizens representative: decisions voted on by representatives of citizens
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