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A dictatorship is typified by a single ruler (or ruling body) with absolute authority over the administration of the state. Use this tag to discuss this system of government or the politics of dealing with these states.

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What would stop a representative democracy becoming a dictatorship?

A good example of a system trying to prevent this is the Constitution of Norway. The constitution has various ways to protect itself from being altered in undesirable ways. Changes to the constitut …
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