WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
A
democracy
B
tyranny
C
oligarchy
D
monarch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tyranny is a government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king. Democracy is a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives.

Detailed explanation-2: -An autocracy is a form of government in which one ruler has absolute control and decision-making power in all matters of state and over all the country’s people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dictatorship-a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws).

Detailed explanation-4: -A common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of state is not a monarch.

Detailed explanation-5: -A tyrant (from Ancient Greek (túrannos) ‘absolute ruler’), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler’s sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to repressive means.

Detailed explanation-6: -Oligarchy (from Greek (oligarkhía) ‘rule by few’; from (olígos) ‘few’, and (arkho) ‘to rule or to command’) is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.

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