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    Political question

    I am filling out this thing with my partner (long story, it's kinda like a paper for night school, but not really), and I need to discribe some diffrent types of gov't. It gives me a name of a type of Gov't and I need to explain it. There is only one out of 20 I am having a hard time with...


    Authoritarian Democracy


    discribe Authoritarian Democracy to me if you please, please.
    " Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism." - Emma Goldman

    William Seward Burroughs
    February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997 R.I.P. Uncle Bill, you are missed.
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  • #2
    Oh ya, I also need to tell that what country in the world best fits that title.
    " Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism." - Emma Goldman

    William Seward Burroughs
    February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997 R.I.P. Uncle Bill, you are missed.

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    • #3
      This is a pure guess: Democracy with no constitutional limit on govenmental powers. E.g. Congress votes to require everyone to be Methodists.

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      • #4
        another guess

        A democracy with only an executive branch which can do whatever it wants to.
        "Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini

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        • #5
          or a tyranny of the masses
          "Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
          You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez

          "I was hoping for a Communist utopia that would last forever." - Imran Siddiqui

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          • #6
            best fit...hmmm...can it be from history? Or does it have to be modern?
            "Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
            You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez

            "I was hoping for a Communist utopia that would last forever." - Imran Siddiqui

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            • #7
              Or a state which elects it's dictators.

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              • #8
                Authoritarian democracy?!

                Well, China calls itself "democratically authoritarian".
                I think it's just a play on words.

                anyway, a quick search on google turned up the following link:

                Authoritarian Democracy in the US
                http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Economics/AuthoritarianDemocracy.html


                Well anyway, I'd guess that it's some sort of tyranny of the majority, or mob rule. Like Zimbabwe. Or Germany 1933.
                Poor silly humans. A temporarily stable pattern of matter and energy stumbles upon self-cognizance for a moment, and suddenly it thinks the whole universe was created for its benefit. -- mbelleroff

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                • #9
                  Another definition:

                  http://www.globalvaluesnetwork.com/00ArticleContent.asp?aid=66


                  "Authoritarian Democracy (Blue) - Developing Economies
                  The Blue system can be a friendly such as the authoritarian democracy as experienced in Singapore and latterly in China. This is the type of values system which does not encourage too much autonomy in the provinces and is based on a unitary system of government. Equally, the Blue system can be punitive and does not encourage dissent or criticism. This can result in a system which makes things work but at the same time does not encourage public debate on major issues. Strong Blue starts to soften as it acquires tinges of the Orange "Free Market" approach."
                  Poor silly humans. A temporarily stable pattern of matter and energy stumbles upon self-cognizance for a moment, and suddenly it thinks the whole universe was created for its benefit. -- mbelleroff

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                  • #10
                    I Think I will extend the mod rule train of thought on this, thanks a lot guys.
                    " Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism." - Emma Goldman

                    William Seward Burroughs
                    February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997 R.I.P. Uncle Bill, you are missed.

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                    • #11
                      Zkribbler is basically correct. That would be a government that is elected by the people, but still strictly limits freedom and civil rights.
                      "I'm moving to the Left" - Lancer

                      "I imagine the neighbors on your right are estatic." - Slowwhand

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