A dictatorship is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives. If there is a constitution, the dictator has control over that, too—so it doesn’t mean much.

Current one-party states include China, Cuba, Eritrea, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam, though North Korea is sometimes also classified as a personalist dictatorship.

1.1 Origins and Functions. Dictatorship was probably introduced into the constitutional order of the Roman Republic at the beginning of the fifth century BC, soon after the end of the monarchy. Today, the original interpretation of dictatorship as attributed to the survival of the monarchy tradition has been abandoned.

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Theocracy can co-exist with democracy. Example or Reason: 8. An oligarchy can be like a dictatorship.

The modern United States has also been described as an oligarchy because some literature has shown that economic elites and organized groups representing special interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent …

Economist Jeffrey Sachs described the United States as a corporatocracy in The Price of Civilization (2011).

He advocates a 50% tax on advertising. Korten criticises consumerism, market deregulation, free trade, privatization and what he sees as the global consolidation of corporate power….When Corporations Rule the World.

Appendix. Federal Government Corporations

• Commodity Credit Corporation. (15 U.S.C. 714)
• Export-Import Bank. (12 U.S.C. 635)
• Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
• Federal Financing Bank.
• Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR)
• Financing Corporation.
• Government National Mortgage Corporation.

Corporate republics do not exist officially in modern history. Modern competition laws and the development of modern nation-states prevent a company from gaining or being granted such amounts of political power.

Starting your own country isnt impossible. Its just going to require a lot of patience and the right friends. As tempting as it might be to declare your cubicle a sovereign state, customary international law actually does specify minimum standards for statehood. You must have a defined territory.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implements U.S. Government certain sanctions against Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria pursuant to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), either unilaterally or to implement United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

: not related to business especially : not related to one’s primary business.

A business is defined as an organization or enterprising entity engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities. The term “business” also refers to the organized efforts and activities of individuals to produce and sell goods and services for profit.

Beyond their roles in educating students, creating and disseminating knowledge, and preparing graduates to be successful, colleges are businesses. After all, these are businesses. They collect payment, they deliver a service, they have employees, they compete for market share.

Many students rely on funds that do not have to be paid back, such as scholarships and grants, as well as money from relatives, friends and parents. However, loans are a major source of college funding, and both parents and students borrow to pay for school.

College is wasting time and money, according to George Mason University economics professor. Recent studies have found that college graduates earn more than non-college graduates in every state in the US. But college isn’t the best for everyone, argues Bryan Caplan, an economics professor at George Mason University.