In a totalitarian government, control and power over citizens are more extensive and intrusive compared to most authoritarian governments. Totalitarian regimes seek to dominate all aspects of society, including thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors, through extensive Propaganda, surveillance, and repression. Authoritarian governments, on the other hand, may allow for some degree of individual freedom and autonomy, even though they still maintain significant control over political and social life.
In a totalitarian regime, citizens typically have limited rights and freedoms as the government exercises total control over all aspects of society. Basic rights such as freedom of speech, press, assembly, and privacy are often heavily restricted or entirely suppressed. Citizens may not have the ability to hold the government accountable or participate in the political process freely.
A totalitarian regime is a form of government where a single party or leader has complete control over all aspects of society, including politics, economy, and culture. In contrast, a communist government is based on the principles of socialism, where the means of production are owned and controlled by the state, and there is a focus on achieving economic equality among citizens. Totalitarian regimes often use force and repression to maintain power, while communist governments aim to create a classless society through collective ownership and distribution of resources.
There isn't automatically any. A democratic government can be authoritarian, or liberal. Democratic denotes the form of its constitution, authoritarian its manner of government. The two concepts are not mutually exclusive, though their spirit is broadly contrary.
Yes, communism is often associated with authoritarianism due to the concentration of power in the hands of the state and limited political freedoms for citizens.
I'm not an expert. But is seems that democracy even at its absolute simplest, where every person (or citizen?) has an equal voice and vote on absolutely every question, would still have elements of authoritarianism in it, since the population would still be bound by the majority. There would also be the reality that the rights of minorities would be essentially nullified, whether you are talking about dis-enfranchised non-citizens, or simple minorities of the voting public. Some form of representative government may be the answer. It's clear that anything approaching an absolute democracy is impossible with much more than 100 individuals involved. It seems that there will always have to be a choice between these two possibilities: some form of authority, or chaos/anarchy. Some people will simply have to do things that they do not prefer. The trick is to establish authority where no individual or group can accumulate too much power.
Authoritarian governments have permission to do whatever while the US government have limitations on what they are allowed to do and the citizens make most of the decisions.
All authoritarian governments are not equally oppressive to their citizens.
There is no specific word for this kind of government. There is the term AUTHORITARIANISM which refers to any government that wields significant power over a population, but there is no requirement that an authoritarian government not interfere with citizens' ideas and intimate lives. However, authoritarian governments that do wield power over citizens' ideas and intimate lives are called totalitarian governments.
A totalitarian government is one with absolute power over the economy, government, and society. This means elections, market policy, and religious or social policy will be fused directly to the state's wishes, thus giving the people no freedom at all. This differs from the authoritarian model, where the government controls elections but does not intervene in the markets or attempt to disrupt the country's culture. Mussolini's Italy was totalitarian like Stalin's Soviet Union, but Pinochet and Franco were authoritarians.
It is not true that authoritarian forms of government prioritize the freedom and rights of their citizens. Authoritarian governments are characterized by the concentration of power in a single leader or small group, limited political and civil liberties, and lack of political pluralism. These governments often suppress dissent, control the media, and strongly enforce obedience to the ruling authority.
A government that does not allow normal citizens to participate
loss of its people
A government that does not allow normal citizens to participate - APEX
Totalitarian Government
Totalitarian1 a: of or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy : authoritarian, dictatorial; especially ....the political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authorityDemocracy:1 a: government by the people; especially : rule of the majority b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free electionsSource(s):webster son, webster
In a Dictatorship the people have no rights.
There are a great number of differences. Totalitarian governments are evil & repress their citizens, and often are aggressive predators in the international community. Democratic or representative governments have a much better chance of not repressing their citizens & not threatening other nations without cause.