Dictatorship and democracy

What is a key characteristic of a dictatorship?

Power is held by one person or party.

What type of elections are absent in a dictatorship?

Free elections.

Name an example of a dictatorship.

Nazi Germany under Hitler.

What are some features of Nazi Germany under Hitler?

Censorship, secret police, one-party rule.

What is a defining aspect of democracy?

Citizens choose leaders through free elections.

What rights do citizens have in a democracy?

Right to protest and freedom of speech.

Provide an example of a democracy today.

Britain today or post-1918 elections.

Give two examples of how a dictatorship is different from a democracy. Use real examples.

Dictatorship has power held by one person or party whilst democracy had citizens free to choose leaders through elections.

• Adolf Hitler had total control over the government.

• The Prime Minister is elected through free and fair elections.

Dictatorship has no free elections whilst in democracy citizens have the right to protest and have freedom of speech.

• The media was controlled by the state, and people were punished for criticizing the government. Political opponents were jailed or killed.

• People are free to express their opinions, criticize the government, and join or form political parties without fear.