Which type of political system suppresses an individual’s will?
A. democracy
B. authoritarianism
C. totalitarianism
D. constitutional monarchy
E. absolute monarchy
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C. Totalitarianism. It refers to a political system that regulates/controls every aspect of the public/private sectors (establishing political, social, and cultural control). It involves the intolerance of activities which are not directed towards the goals of the state, entailing repression/state control of the business, churches, and political parties and requires an advanced technology of social control. Its maintenance in political power includes propaganda disseminated through the state-controlled mass media, the regulation/restriction of free speech, the use of mass surveillance and the widespread use of intimidation.
