a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city and, especially historically, any dependent settlements or territories

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469?–399 b.c., Athenian philosopher.

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a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly; an absolute ruler

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Pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies

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is a form of government in which "supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives"

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a principle or body of laws considered as derived from nature, right reason, or religion and as ethically binding in human society.

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427–347 b.c., Greek philosopher

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one who thinks about, questions, and studies the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters

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The group of people that has power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation

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a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession

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is a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people

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supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person

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Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

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384–322 b.c., Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.

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the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law, promulgated in 451–450 bc

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