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The major features of totalitarian regimes :forbidden: - Coggle Diagram
The
major features
of totalitarian regimes :forbidden:
one official ideology
What is a general atmosphere in the state like?
suspicion, mistrust, total surveillance,
state -- internal terror
a one-party state, an all-powerful leader
What does the state get?
unlimited power over all areas of social life
terroristic policing
a monopoly on the means of mass commucation
a monopoly on the means of armed combat
state control over economic life
the domination of state property
command economy
How are they established?
never
: as a result of free, fair elections : :red_cross:
usually
: preceded by riots
coups
revolutions
usurpation of power :explode:
Do they receive the mandate of the people?
no!
What happens to the legal system?
virtually disappears
legislative acts -- the will of
the authorities/ leaders
a cult of the leader's personality