Limited vs Unlimited Government

Examples include representative democracy, representative democracy, and direct democracy

• limited

• unlimited

Rules by one or few

• limited

• unlimited

Usually has no constitution or laws limiting the government's power

• limited

• unlimited

Ruled by the people

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  limited

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  unlimited

The main goal of the government is to improve the public good

• limited

• unlimited

Usually supports a command economy (government controls economy)

• limited

• unlimited

Government cannot take advantage of the citizens.

• limited

• unlimited

Control is placed solely with the ruler and his or her appointees.

• limited

• unlimited

Usually has a system of checks and balances on power

• limited

• unlimited

One person has all the power

• limited

• unlimited