Discussion post:
Aristotle believes that a City-State is made of citizens. He then goes on to define what a citizen is. He states a rather broad definition of what a citizen is, saying a citizen is, "defined by no other thing so much as by partaking in decision and office". This definition is most accurate for democracy, but what about the other types of regimes? How are their citizens defined? Other than a citizen in a democracy, a citizen can be defined based on the values and freedoms that they are granted within their regime. The main role Aristotle addresses are the right of the citizens able to participate in politics. Aristotle believes that if a citizen cannot participate in politics, then a citizen would be considered merely a resident within a regime.
There are many characteristics that Aristotle expresses. One of those characteristics is virtue. He expands on this point by showing how good virtue reflects on the whole city-state as well. To show this overall representation of virtue, Aristotle adds that not only should all citizens have good citizen virtue, but also the ruler. Rulers should be good citizens, good men, and look for the good of the people and not just for the good of themselves.
Aristotle says that citizens are in a City-State. Their roles as citizens are to have the power to participate in politics and to have the character of virtuous people.