Political Science Concepts (Government)
Reported by: Therese Danielle N. Pilario
GOVERNMENT
 It is the set of personnel who manages the affairs of the
state in its act of allocating scarce values.
 Its existence is dictated by the political system that it
revolves on. Democratic systems aim of the government
is to advance the welfare of the general public
Aristotle provided a system of classification of governments
Number of
Normal Form Perverted Form
Ruler/s
One Monarchy Tyranny
Few Aristocracy Oligarchy
Many Polity Democracy
MONARCHY
 A government that is governed by one ruler who has
efficient administration of political and economic values
 Monarchs are better leaders as they are not prone to
employ force to subjugate members of their society as
they do not feel the pressure to maintain their position,
which they inherited (Aristotle)
TYRANNY
 The rule of a dictator
 A perverted form of monarchy
 Aristotle argued that a tyrant ruler serves only his or her
own interest.
 The leader is prone to using force to stay in power as
he or she merely usurped it
ARISTOCRACY
 The rule of the few intellectuals
 This is less prone to corruption given that it is run by a
group of people who have no vested self-interest due to
their high moral values and non-economic
preoccupation.
 The rule of aristocrats is ideal but not a possibility, as
this group of people are not inclined toward the practice
of governance due to preoccupation with intellectual
and the philosophical.
OLIGARCHY
 The rule of the few rich individuals
 Perverted form of aristocracy
 In contrary, this is seen by Aristotle as problematic, as
the rulers are more predisposed to further their
economic interests.
POLITY
 Rule of thee middle class
 This type of government is the most efficient, as it is
less prone to corruption.
 This is due to the rulers who come from the middle
class, are satisfied economically, and are well-
educated.
 According to Aristotle, this is the best alternative for an
effective government
DEMOCRACY
 Rule of people/masses
 Well-accepted by current leaders
 However, it’s considered by Aristotle as ineffective type
of government. He said that democracy had a potential
for chaos and corruption, given that it is ruled by the
masses that are generally economically challenged and
lacking proper education
Political Science Concepts (Government)
Reported by: Therese Danielle N. Pilario
GOVERNMENT
 It is the set of personnel who manages the affairs of the
state in its act of allocating scarce values.
 Its existence is dictated by the political system that it
revolves on. Democratic systems aim of the government
is to advance the welfare of the general public
Aristotle provided a system of classification of governments
Number of
Normal Form Perverted Form
Ruler/s
One Monarchy Tyranny
Few Aristocracy Oligarchy
Many Polity Democracy
MONARCHY
 A government that is governed by one ruler who has
efficient administration of political and economic values
 Monarchs are better leaders as they are not prone to
employ force to subjugate members of their society as
they do not feel the pressure to maintain their position,
which they inherited (Aristotle)
TYRANNY
 The rule of a dictator
 A perverted form of monarchy
 Aristotle argued that a tyrant ruler serves only his or her
own interest.
 The leader is prone to using force to stay in power as
he or she merely usurped it
ARISTOCRACY
 The rule of the few intellectuals
 This is less prone to corruption given that it is run by a
group of people who have no vested self-interest due to
their high moral values and non-economic
preoccupation.
 The rule of aristocrats is ideal but not a possibility, as
this group of people are not inclined toward the practice
of governance due to preoccupation with intellectual
and the philosophical.
OLIGARCHY
 The rule of the few rich individuals
 Perverted form of aristocracy
 In contrary, this is seen by Aristotle as problematic, as
the rulers are more predisposed to further their
economic interests.
POLITY
 Rule of thee middle class
 This type of government is the most efficient, as it is
less prone to corruption.
 This is due to the rulers who come from the middle
class, are satisfied economically, and are well-
educated.
 According to Aristotle, this is the best alternative for an
effective government
DEMOCRACY
 Rule of people/masses
 Well-accepted by current leaders
 However, it’s considered by Aristotle as ineffective type
of government. He said that democracy had a potential
for chaos and corruption, given that it is ruled by the
masses that are generally economically challenged and
lacking proper education