HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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obtain their authority through elections
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are limited by a written constitution
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first establish their rule through the use of force
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exercise supreme power over others
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Detailed explanation-1: -An absolute monarchy is very similar to a dictatorship. In both systems of government, the leader of the nation has unchallenged power over the state and its citizens. An example of an absolute monarchy in the 21st century is Brunei. An example of a dictatorship is North Korea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dictatorships are authoritarian or totalitarian and they can be classified as military dictatorships, one-party dictatorships, personalist dictatorships, or absolute monarchies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dictatorship and monarchy are different terms of governance but are almost the same in the sense that both have usurped the power of the people. A dictatorship is an office that has been gotten through force, and a monarchy or crown is reign that is passed from one generation to another.
Detailed explanation-4: -A dictatorship where power resides in the hands of one single person or polity. That person may be, for example, an absolute monarch or a dictator, but can also be an elected president. The Roman Republic made dictators to lead during times of war; but the Roman dictators only held power for a small time.