An oligarchy is a system of government where a small number of individuals government a political entity. These individuals can be elected, but normally they are unelected officials who have been given the rights to lead through authoritarian methods.
Democracies are a system of government whereby systems are put into place to allow individuals to vote for representatives or to vote directly on issues related to their political governance.
Republics are democracies in that they involve elections and representation, however, republics institute certain protections for individual rights and liberties usually in a constitution or founding document to prevent the majority from controlling political decisions.
Both the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) of 1972 were attempts to "<span>(2) promote the peaceful use of atomic energy"</span>
Adam Smith is considered to be the key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, economist, philosopher and author, the pioneer of political econony, laid the foundations of the free market economic theory, also known as the "Father of Economy". One of his most famous works is "Wealth of Nations". The key ideas of this work are the economic free market program, where everyone has the opportunity based on the division of labor, the achievement of wealth and prosperity growth. Also, the key ideas were to minimize the role of government intervention and taxation on free markets, as well as the idea of an invisible hand that leads supply and demand. It can be said that Smith laid the foundations of a modern economy.
The answer is: C.
