a) Developing your opinion while using all four elements of critical thinking, might there ever be a time or place where a totalitarian form of government in a given country might be a better choice over a constitutional democracy/republic? As we all know, autocratic governments are much more efficient, in terms of creating policy and operation, than a democracy.

b) Please explain what place and what time you can see totalitarian being superior to democracy/republic.

c) Meet the four elements of CRITICAL THINKING given to you above in developing your response!

2. While you may or may not support a totalitarian government, perhaps an off-shoot – a benevolent dictatorship – is superior to constitutional democracy?

(Wordnik definition of a benevolent dictator: “A dictator that has power because the people choose to allow him/her to; who must make wise use of power since the benevolent dictatorship system allows them to be peaceably removed from office”)

Using the four elements of critical thinking, justify your conclusion.

3. Thinking critically (while addressing the four elements of critical thinking), what is the alternative to lobbyists in a constitutional democracy?

a) Is there an alternative?

b) Are lobbies and lobbyists and their power a necessary evil, or are they evil at all?

c) In the end, do they really provide a societal service?