The world is rapidly changing and there is nothing anybody can do about it. There is a constant need for new policies and new laws, people are always wanting more. This influences a lot with government and the leadership most of us choose to live in. In America it is not a true democracy, and what seems to slowly be drifting into an oligarchy. Islam countries attempting to have a democracy, but continue to focus their lives and ambitions into the almighty Allah. A leader needs to show multiple components to be successful, but the best way seems to be control to people with fear. These passages are coming from all different times in the world, but the facts and ideas still stand true today.
Aristotle defines democracy as a form of government that is by the people, one where everyone has a
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Oligarchy is a small form of people who control the entire country, these people are typically very rich and powerful. In both cases Aristotle states that the rich are the majority and the poor is the minority. Modern United States of America typically has very rich and powerful people running it; however, the citizens vote said people into office. This relates to both oligarchy and democracy, because although the citizens vote the people into office, the people who run have to have campaign money to even begin to run for anything. That idea keeps the rich and powerful in charge. Also, in America the citizens vote for a representative who then votes for the president, this makes it seem like our votes do not even matter when it