What actions characterize authoritarian governments? Check all that apply.

Leaders often seize power by illegitimate means.

All citizens prosper under the government.

Citizens support the government's official ideology.

A single leader or a very powerful group rules.

Leaders refuse to tolerate dissenting views.

The answer is: A, D, and E.

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The question is asking us to say what actions characterize authoritarian governments? Those are: Leaders often seize power by illegitimate means - for example in a military coup or through corruption A single leader or a very powerful group rules - some examples are Hilter, Stalin and Kim Jong Un Leaders refuse to tolerate dissenting views - for example when Communism was persecuted under the Nazi Regime in Germany