Question

A government comes to power during a violent revolution. Its leaders believe

strongly in a particular ideology and believe that all other ideas must be
suppressed. To make sure this occurs, they create a group of secret police
tasked with spying on the population. This police force arrests citizens who
make private comments criticizing the government or expressing alternate
political beliefs. The government also takes control of all forms of media to
ensure that all television shows and newspapers praise the government and
criticize its opponents. This is an example of which political ideology?
A. Communism
B. Liberalism
C. Fascism
D. Totalitarianism

Answer 1

The political ideology that is described in the given question is 'totalitarianism'.

Answer: Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

The common difference between fascism and totalitarianism is that though fascism functions by keeping the idea of nationalism above everything else, it lacks a solid guiding ideology in its operations. Whereas, in a totalitarianism regime, there is clarity about how the nation is to be run.

In totalitarianism, the authority is not divided between various people. It is exercised by a single person who controls all the governmental and non-governmental agencies. Presently, there are only two countries in all over the world that have totalitarian regimes. They are namely Eritrea and North Korea.