Question

HOTS1 Will you have the right to equality under dictatorship? What would be the attitude regarding public opinion in such a country?Forms of Government and Democracy Chapter 1TNSCERT Class 9

Answer 1

The form of government where one person or one political entity gets all the authority and control over the government is called dictatorship.

In a dictatorship government only the authority or dictator has all the power to make decisions.

People have no right to equality or personal freedom to enjoy in dictatorship unlike democracy.

People are forced to follow everything the dictator say even it is against their interest.

Government here is based on brute force and no value to public opinion is given.

Answer 2

Dictatorship is rule of few. The lives of the citizens are mostly controlled by the state. The opinions of the masses do not really matter as the decisions and the power, are in the hands of the ruler.

Whatever the ruler says, is supposed to be followed, irrespective of whether the common masses have a difference in opinion. In these cases, equality is generally absent as the decisions and the actions tend to tilt towards the ruler’s side.