The system which is not an authoritarian form of government is
democracy
.In a democracy there is no single individual who rules the the country and has control over the politics. The people of the country govern themselves.
Authoritarian.
A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power
. Dictatorship.
Direct democracy
is not an authoritarian form of government.
Authoritarianism, principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action. In government, authoritarianism denotes
any political system that concentrates power in the hands of a leader or a small elite
that is not constitutionally responsible to the body of the people.
Authoritarian = Government leadership controls all aspects of the citizens’ economic, social, and political lives; Power is concentrated in
the hands of one or a few people
; Opposition to the government is not allowed and is often severely punished. Democratic = Sovereignty rests with the people.
Typically,
a dictatorship
goes hand-in-hand with an authoritarian and totalitarian government. In this government form, a dictator rules. And they typically assert their authority using military power, which is called a military dictatorship. There have been many dictatorships throughout history.
What was the basic aim in direct democracy?
The basic aim of a direct democracy is
to let the people determine their laws
.
By contrast, populist authoritarian regimes “are mobilizational regimes in which a strong, charismatic, manipulative leader rules through a coalition involving key lower-class groups.” Examples include Argentina under Juan Perón, Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser and Venezuela under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.
- absolute monarchy.
- dictatorship.
- totalitarian.
- fascism.
- Oligarchy.
What are the chief characteristics of authoritarian government?
Monarchy and Oligarchy- nondemocratic governments
. Less need to develop complex structures, procedures, and laws, steamlined and efficient, special interest groups can’t block state action, strong leader can collect taxes and rally nation for defense.
In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for authoritarian, like:
dictatorial
, tyrannical, dictator, authoritarianism, totalitarian, autocracy, oppressive, despotic, democratic, dogmatic and liberal.
favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom
: authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes. exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another or of others: an authoritarian parent. …
Definition. The authoritarian personality describes a
type of person who prefers a social system with a strong ruler
—the authoritarian person is comfortable being the strong ruler but if the individual is not the strong ruler then he or she will demonstrate complete obedience to another strong authority figure.
A dictatorship
is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives.
What are 3 different systems of government?
There are three main systems of government used today:
unitary systems, federal systems, and confederate systems
.
What are the differences between authoritarian and democratic governments? Governments that control all aspects of citizens’ economic, political, and social lives are called authoritarian.
Governments that give people economic, social, and political freedoms are democratic
.
