BIOL 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Limited Government, Aristocracy, Oligarchy
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It is the basic rules and guidelines for exercising political authority. Definition of constitutions in general: aristotle"s classification of constitutions, based on how many exercise power: a. i. a. ii. One, few, or many people: good and bad forms of government b. i. b. ii. But by how rulers exercise power b. iii. b. iv. Good government = rulers (one, few, many) exercise power in the interest of the governed. Bad government = rulers exercise power in their own self-interest: constitutional government (constitutionalism) c. i. c. ii. c. iii. Effective restraints on government that prevent abuse of power. All of aristotle"s good forms = constitutional government.
