I answer that we should note two things regarding the institutions of rulers in any political community or people. The first is that all citizens should participate in the regime, since this maintains civic peace, and since all citizens love and protect such an institution, as the Politics says. the second is what we note regarding the types of regimes, that it, forms of government. And although regimes have different forms, as the Philosopher notes in the Politics, the chief forms are a kingdom, in which one person rules by reason of the person's virtue, and aristocracy, in which a few persons rule by reason of their virtue, And so the best institution of rulers belongs to a city or kingdom in which one person is chosen by reason of his virtue, And yet such a regime belongs to all citizens, because all citizens choose its rulers For this is the best constitution, a happy mixture of kingdom, since one person rules; and of aristocracy, since rulers can be chosen from the people, and since the choice of rulers belongs to the people.

What is the best form of government according to the text, and why?
a) Monarchy, because it is ruled by one person of great virtue
b) Aristocracy, because it is ruled by a few virtuous individuals
c) Democracy, because it allows equal participation of all citizens
d) Oligarchy, because it represents the elite ruling class