100 POINTS Aristotle was one of the philosophers whose ideas greatly influenced the Founders of the United States. Using most of the facts above, write a short expository essay of two or more paragraphs explaining how Aristotle’s ideas were used in creating the original government of the United States. The topic of your essay will be “Aristotle’s Influence on the Founders of the United States.” Make sure each paragraph has a main idea and supporting details.

Government, Aristotle says, must be in the hands of one, of a few, or of the many; and governments may govern for the general good or for the good of the rulers. Government by a single person for the general good is called “monarchy”; for private benefit, “tyranny.” Government by a minority is “aristocracy” if it aims at the state’s best interest and “oligarchy” if it benefits only the ruling minority. Popular government in the common interest Aristotle calls “polity”; he reserves the word “democracy” for anarchic mob rule.