Organization: Leadership  Power is consolidated in the hands of one person or small group of people  Ruler(s) take control in a crisis to keep the state from falling apart  Ability to monopolize political power without constitutional limits Committee of Public Safety – France Hosni Mubarak – Egypt

Organization: People  Laws are made by the ruler(s)  People are expected to obey those laws without question  Have little to no participation in the government Libyan Protestors Heil Hitler salute - Germany

 Usually very large  Almost always is key to overthrowing old ruler(s) and putting in new ruler(s)  New ruler(s) generally ensure obedience through military force  Military force applied inward rather than outward Iraqi military under Saddam Hussein ry Organization: Military Spanish military under Francisco Franco

Function  No free elections  No political or civil rights guaranteed  Ruler makes all laws  Little to no input from legislature (usually just agrees to what dictator wants) Polling station in Uganda Vassily Efanov – An Unforgettable Meeting

Dictatorship Secondary Source Argument: Idi Amin was a dictator  Read through the following description of Idi Amin and find 3 FACTS that support the argument

Hobbes and Locke Connection  Explain weather or not Hobbes would like this form of government and why  Explain weather or not Locke would like this form of government and why