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Your country has won independence from the rule of a tyrant king. Elections were held and people voted to elect their representatives, and formed their own government. Soon, however, the new government became increasingly undemocratic. It banned other political parties. It started interfering in the judicial process. It also forbade people from protesting!

Which of the following terms is most applicable to the new government?

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Authoritarian
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Populist
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Militarist
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Majoritarian
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The correct option is A Authoritarian
In political science, the term 'authoritarianism' is used to describe a way of governing that values order and control over personal freedom. Authoritarian governments curb freedom in order to exert total control. They suppress free press and clamp down on expressions of dissent. In authoritarian states, the judicial process is rarely independent.

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