GED Social Studies › Oligarchy
In an oligarchy __________
a small group of people exercises authoritarian power.
a king, or totalitarian ruler, exercises absolute power.
the people vote for representatives to represent their interests in a legislative body.
the people directly vote on issues of importance.
the citizens are subject to the decrees of a religious elite.
"Rule by the few," an oligarchy is defined as a system of government in which a small group of people have complete control over all functions of government.