According to Rousseau, there are three basic forms of government. One of them is the monarchy, which means that one person will take other people in society under his or her own dominion. If a single person does not have such an authority, aristocracy arises in a sense that powerful people in society take power as a group. If no person or group can demonstrate this skill, then the majority of the administration will be in the hands of the majority and take the name of democracy.