Prompt summarize Attachments image/jpeg: /var/folders/x6/31xf1vxj0nn9mxqq8z0mmcfw0000gn/T/llm_pdf_to_images_rw_qkmgz/page_001.jpg image/jpeg: /var/folders/x6/31xf1vxj0nn9mxqq8z0mmcfw0000gn/T/llm_pdf_to_images_rw_qkmgz/page_002.jpg Response This document outlines various types of political regimes and their characteristics: Democracy: A political regime where the government is accountable to the people and power is exercised directly or through representatives. It operates under guaranteed civil liberties, political equality, and periodic, competitive elections. Liberal or Representative Democracy: Features popular support and limitations on state power, with a functioning constitution, competitive elections, rule of law, and protections for civil liberties. It requires institutions like legislatures, courts, and political parties. Illiberal Democracy: Elections occur, but civil liberties and political rights are often limited, with the possibility of electoral processes manipulated by elites or authoritarian tendencies. Authoritarianism/Dictatorship: Characterized by the concentration of power in one or a few leaders, limited political pluralism, lack of democratic elections, and restricted civil liberties.
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