Aristotle describes three good forms of constitution. One is monarchy, or kingship – which means there is only one head of state. For this type of constitution to be good, it must not degenerate into ‘tyranny’ – that is, when one ruler governs the state to his own advantage. Another good form of constitution is aristocracy, in which there is a larger or smaller group of rulers. This constitutional form must beware of degenerating into an ‘oligarchy’ – when the government is run by a few people. An example of that would be a junta. The third good constitutional form is what Aristotle called
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