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Participation in Government. A) Dictatorship B) Democracy C) Republic. Dictatorship. One man or junta - must control the media, education, and a secret police Has authoritarian rule, sometimes totalitarian rule The difference between a monarch and dictator - ancestry
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Participation in Government A) Dictatorship B) Democracy C) Republic
Dictatorship • One man or junta - must control the media, education, and a secret police • Has authoritarian rule, sometimes totalitarian rule • The difference between a monarch and dictator - ancestry • Very efficient in making decisions
Democracy • The people have supreme political authority • Policies are determined in mass meetings • Impractical for a large populated country • Inefficient in making quick decisions - requires all the people to compromise on a decision
Republic • Elected officials have political power • Elected officials are held accountable to their constituents • Also referred to as an indirect democracy