The document compares different types of democratic and authoritarian governments: - Democratic governments include direct democracy, parliamentary democracy, republican democracy, and proportional representation. These accept principles of liberalism like individual rights and rule of law. Current examples are provided. - Authoritarian governments include monarchy, oligarchy, one-party states, and military dictatorships. These reject principles like individual rights and freedoms. Power is concentrated in a small group or single ruler. Current examples are also given. - The document argues that Canada's parliamentary democracy works well as it allows Canadians to elect representatives while dividing government responsibilities between branches, ensuring all issues receive attention considering regional population differences.

2. Type of Authoritarian GovernmentPrinciples of Liberalism AcceptedPrinciples of Liberalism RejectedWho Holds the Power? To What Extent?Current ExamplesMonarchyRule of LawCompetitionPrivate PropertySelf-InterestIndividual Rights and FreedomsEconomic FreedomWelfare StateWelfare CapitalismHuman rightsSuffrageLabor Standards/UnionsGovernment is ruled by an absolute monarch and passes accordingly to blood linesMonarch has total authority over government and civil mattersSaudi ArabiaOligarchyRule of LawCompetitionPrivate PropertySelf-InterestIndividual Rights and FreedomsEconomic FreedomWelfare StateWelfare CapitalismHuman rightsSuffrageLabor Standards/UnionsPolitical power is held by a small elite segment of society, often politically powerful familiesRussian FederationOne-Party StatesRule of LawCompetitionPrivate PropertyWelfare StateWelfare CapitalismSelf-InterestIndividual Rights and FreedomsEconomic FreedomHuman rightsSuffrageLabor Standards/UnionsOne party forms the government, no other parties may participate in electionsIn some states, people may choose from a number of candidates, though all candidates represent the same partyNorth KoreaCubaMilitary DictatorshipRule of LawCompetitionPrivate PropertySelf-InterestIndividual Rights and FreedomsEconomic FreedomWelfare StateWelfare CapitalismHuman rightsSuffrageLabor Standards/UnionsMilitary leadership holds political powerOften do not give up willingly, and must be forced outOften are justified as an attempt to stabilize national politics or rescue the nation from dangerous ideologiesMyanmarBurmaDemocracy: Democracy is a good humanities group. Everyone is allowed to share their ideas and opinions and are nominated to take care of each part of the project. They work together to get the job done.<br />Authoritarian: Authority is a humanities team with a control freak. That person takes over the entire project and tells the group when and how to do everything under their control.<br />The Parliamentary Government we currently run in Canada is best suited for Canadians, which is why our country runs smoothly. It is important that Canadians have elections to vote for the people we most trust to represent our area. We do not necessarily need to vote on specific issues but we can choose someone who we feel would stand for the same things as we do and who could represent our views on issues for us as a whole. It is also good that the branches of government must work together and rely on each other to run our country, but by being in 3 branches, issues are divided up according to importance and the area they will affect, so they can be given the attention needed and dealt with according to our needs. In Canada, this form of government works better than others, Proportional Representation for example, because our population is not spread evenly throughout the country. Depending on where you live in Canada, you see political issues differently and if we had a government system in which the % of votes directly represented our leaders, this country would be very different simply because the populations of our provinces are not equal. By having a Parliamentary Democracy, we are fairly represented in Alberta, with a low population, when compared to Quebec, with a dense population.<br />