What is the type of government not form of government?

Democratic Government

Authoritarian Government

• 2 or more political parties

• free press

• free media

• free, fair, frequent elections

• equal legal rights

• courts free of political control

• minorities respected

• only one political party

• government controlled press

• censored media

• fake elections or no elections

• unequal legal rights

• courts under political control

• minorities often under attack

- makes decisions based on the will of the people

- citizens choose individuals in elections to represent them in government

- tolerate opposition - other political parties

- opposition and criticism are part of the system

- people seen as citizens

- little or no input from the people - those being governed

- entirely dominated by one person (Dictatorship)

- don't tolerate opposition

- rely on military, informers and secret police to eliminate opposition and stay in power

- people seen as subjects