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Notes on limiting government
abusers of power
used power to gain riches and commit mass murder
famous dictators(my knowledge)
mussolini
all soviet leaders, maybe until gorbachev
Hitler
hussein
gadaffi
tito
kim il sung, jong il, jong un
mao zedong
pol pot
mobute sese seko
mugabe
ceausescu
chavez
maduro
papa doc/baby doc
castro
Putin
hideki tojo
hirohito
basher al-assad
idi amin
had infinite resources at their disposal(personal thinking)
started wars and caused millions of deaths(personal thinking)
ways of preventing mistreatment of power
constitution
explains government and rights given
dictates how laws are made
gives layout to the government and how it works
some rulers may edit and change constitutions to give them more power
seperating power
divides countries system into separate branches
ensures no one branch can get too much power
makes ruling easier for ruler by allowing for organization
corruption can manipulate these individual branches to answer to one person, giving them insane amounts of power
consent of the governed
elections
people are happy with the ruler and their policies
allows citizens to change parts of government they don't like
can be violated with use of propaganda
protecting rights of minorities
ensures all people get an equal voice
everyone, including minorities are heard and represented
limits power of majority to make sure everyones voice is heard
sidestepped with ethinic cleansing and state nationalism/racism or using them as scapegoats
rule of law
no one is above the law
everyone must obey it as citizens
ensures government cannot do whatever they want
can be manipulated by government