Explain Aristotle's classification of states and critically evaluate it. 

Crutical evaluation of Aristitles's Classification of states : 
i. Unscientific in Nature - Critics point out the Aristotle's view is based on quantitative basis, i.e. number of persons who hold sovereign power which seems to unscientific. 
ii. Classification of government and not of states - According to Lassics, Aristotle had infact named classification of government as classification of states.
iii. No real distinction between Oligarchy and Aristocracy - As as critics there is no clear demarcation between these two forms. 
iv. Inadequate classification - He failed to mention the existence of theocratic states which regarded god and religion and not the people as centre of all powers. 
v. Not applicable to modern states - Aristotle's classification of states is based upon his Greek experience only.He ceased to take an account of all the states.
vi. Classification of democracy as a perverted form is wrong - He should have named polity as democracy.
vii. Aristitotle Cycle theory is Unhistorical - He held that constitutions of the states keep on changing from one form to other till one cycle, the second cycle begins with monarchy again. 
viii. Rule of one man is not always Monarchy - Rule of man can be a dictatorship also.