The Differences Between Limited and Unlimited Government
By Kyle
Limited Government Unlimited Government
Leader's power is limited Leader's power is unlimited
The government cannot take advantage of the citizens No personal rights or freedoms
Governments have a system of checks and balances The economy is commanded
Governments are not completely controlling The governments govern nearly every aspect of the citizens' lives
Constitutional No trial
Everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws Control is placed solely in the ruler
Rights and freedoms are protected by a document Citizens have no freedoms and nothing to protect them
Always "rule by the people" "Rule by one" or "rule by few"
Direct democracy, representative democracy, and constitutional monarchy Totalitarian
Anarchy
no laws
no government
chaos
Leader's power is limited Leader's power is unlimited
The government cannot take advantage of the citizens No personal rights or freedoms
Governments have a system of checks and balances The economy is commanded
Governments are not completely controlling The governments govern nearly every aspect of the citizens' lives
Constitutional No trial
Everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws Control is placed solely in the ruler
Rights and freedoms are protected by a document Citizens have no freedoms and nothing to protect them
Always "rule by the people" "Rule by one" or "rule by few"
Direct democracy, representative democracy, and constitutional monarchy Totalitarian
Anarchy
no laws
no government
chaos
There are many differences that define limited and unlimited governments. In limited governments, the leader's power is limited while it is unlimited in totalitarian (unlimited) governments. The citizens cannot be taken advantage of in limited governments, but have no rights and freedoms in places with totalitarian government. While democracies have systems of checks and balances, the economy is commanded in unlimited governments. The government does not completely control the citizens' lives in republics (hence their rights and freedoms), but completely control the lives of them in totalitarian governments. Limited governments are constitutional, giving the citizens their rights and freedoms, but unlimited have no trial. Everyone , including the leaders and authorities, must always obey the laws they have enforced in democracies, while a leader or group has total control over locations with unlimited governments. All citizens' rights and freedoms are protected by a document, but, unfortunately, citizens have no freedoms and nothing to protect their rights in totalitarian governments. Limited governments are always considered "rule by many" or "rule by the people", because not one person or group has complete control, the people have it. The unlimited governments, however, are considered "rule by one" or "rule by few", because one specific person or group has total control over that specific area. An anarchy is a government with no laws, no government, and no leader, so it is in chaos.