The Role Of Dictatorship In The United States

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A dictatorship, as described by google, is "a country, government, or the form of government in which absolutepower is exercised by a dictator". In other words, a dictatorship is a militaristic government set up in which one person has total control over everyone by setting laws and regulations. This person holds the power and his or her laws are enforced by a heavily armed police force or military. These military enforcing groups usually keep peace and control over the people using intimidation and scare tactics. The United States can be described partially as a dictatorship. Obviously there here in the United States we have a very controlled government which monitors itself through the use of checks and balances. However, there are some aspects

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