What actions characterize authoritarian governments? Select the best statement (s).

a. Leaders often seize power by illegitimate means.

b. All citizens prosper under the government.

c. Citizens support the government's official ideology.

d. A single leader or a very powerful group rules.

e. Leaders refuse to tolerate dissenting views.

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Emery Poole

28 August, 14:11

What actions characterize authoritarian governments? Select the best statement (s).

a. Leaders often seize power by illegitimate means.

b. All citizens prosper under the government.

c. Citizens support the government's official ideology.

d. A single leader or a very powerful group rules.

e. Leaders refuse to tolerate dissenting views.

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Boomhauer · Answer 1

What actions characterize authoritarian governments? Check all that apply.

Leaders often seize power by illegitimate means.

A single leader or a very powerful group rules.

Leaders refuse to tolerate dissenting views.

Pranav Lowe · Answer 2

"Leaders often seize power by illegitimate means", " A single leader or a very powerful group rules" and "Leaders refuse to tolerate dissenting views" are the actions that characterize authoritarian governments. The correct options among all the options that are given in the question are options "a", "d" and "e".