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Aristotle studied over 158 Greek city-state governments to develop a classification system. He categorized governments based on who rules - one, a few, or many - and whether the ruler(s) govern in the public or self-interest. Aristotle identified six forms of government: monarchy, tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, polity (constitutional democracy), and democracy. He believed power without checks leads to instability and proposed a mixed constitution combining rule by a few educated elites and ratification by
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- Gaurav Pandey
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