USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is tyranny?
A
An unfair government.
B
The study of Tea.
C
Pie!
D
Another word for tea.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else. He described these regimes as tyrannies and dictatorships. Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny. 2. uncountable noun.

Detailed explanation-2: -/ˈtɪr. ən.i/ government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly: This, the president promised us, was a war against tyranny.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stalinism in the former Soviet Union is another example, particularly during the Great Purge of the 1930s, when even members of the ruling Politburo perished. The Nazi regime of 1933-45 Germany, ruled by Adolph Hitler, is another classic example of governmental tyranny, with mass extermination in the Holocaust.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tyranny occurs when absolute power is granted to a ruler. In a tyrannical government, the ruler becomes corrupt and uses his power to further his own interests instead of working for the common good. The rule of law is the principle that no one is exempt from the law, even those who are in a position of power.

Detailed explanation-5: -In a tyranny, the ruling power is in the hands of one person who is not a lawful king. A tyranny is different from a monarchy in two ways. First tyrant cannot claim that he has a legal right to rule.

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