| Term | Definition |
| Plato | Autocracy-People should be ruled by kings. King should have total control |
| Aristole | Autocracy- People were naturally evil. Gov't can fix them. Laws only made by professionals |
| Nicolo Machiavelli | Autocracy-Gave advice to Kings.( lying, cheating and stealing) Better to be feared and strong rather than loved and weak. |
| Queen Elizabeth | Autocracy- Example of a limited Monarch. shared power with parliament |
| Thomas Jefferson | Democracy-Used Locke's ideas to write the Decleration. Claimed that king was unfair. |
| John Locke | Democracy-Believed all people had rights. People should be protected by the Gov't. People had the responsibility to rebel if King is unfair. |