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BlakeIts a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.). He dominantes his subjects through threat of punishment and violence.
A tyrannic government is a government that strips individuals of basic rights that they should be allowed, such as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" or freedom of speech. Basically, according to Jefferson, it is a government that deprives individuals of "Unalienable right".
Yes, it is. Tyranny is a form of government characterized by an absolute dictator that exercise total power over their population. This type of government is severely oppressive and unjust as the ruler is not limited by a constitution or by the vote of the people and is free to do whatever they so choose.
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How did the separation of powers affect the American government?
The government would have become a tyranny if there was no separation of powers
What did the Federalists believe the most apparent source of tyranny was?
Government is not what the federalists feared to be the most apparent source of tyranny. The federalists supported the idea of government. They actually believed that the most apparent source of tyranny was the Majority Rule - that is to say they thought that the popular majority would be able to unite and "trample on the rules of justice". It was the anti-federalists who believed that government was naturally tyrannical.
What do you call a government which uses it's power cruelly?
All government types have the ability to become "cruel" or "unjust" commonly the term used is "Tyranny" but there have also been many other terms.
Why did the authors of the article of confederation create a weak central government?
To protect against tyranny
Why in 508 BCE did Athens turn to a democratic form of government?
In reaction to the tyranny of Hippias.
