Use the chart to answer the question.
Totalitarian • Rulers have unlimited power
• Power is vested in one leader or a group of people who are not elected
• Citizens do not participate in the activities of government • No freedom of speech or the press
• People may not speak out against the government
• Individual freedoms are largely restricted
Theocracy • The government’s laws are based on religious laws
• The leader is typically part of the clergy • People do not have religious freedom
• People do not vote on governmental decisions
• Freedoms related to reproductive and marriage choice are often restricted
Analyze the chart to synthesize how totalitarian and theocratic government structures impact human rights and societies similarly.(1 point)
Responses
Both totalitarian and theocratic government structures focus on restricting freedoms related to reproductive and marriage choice.
Both totalitarian and theocratic government structures focus on restricting freedoms related to reproductive and marriage choice.
Both totalitarian and theocratic government structures are religious in nature and they marginalize members of religious minorities in their societies.
Both totalitarian and theocratic government structures are religious in nature and they marginalize members of religious minorities in their societies.
Both totalitarian and theocratic government structures restrict the individual liberties of their citizens and neither prioritizes human rights protections for citizens.
Both totalitarian and theocratic government structures restrict the individual liberties of their citizens and neither prioritizes human rights protections for citizens.
Both totalitarian and theocratic government structures increase protections for human rights but limit individual liberties for members of their societies.