Group+3

Christian, Nancy, Nick, Chris

N.C.C.N. North-Central Communist Nation

Military/Armed Forces

Seizing the Military is crucial in order to assert total control. The reasons being that it protects the leader from a coup de tat, and it gives the leader unmatched power. People would be more hesitant to resist when a soldier is aiming a gun at their head. Also it would add to the protection from outside countries that would be against a totalitarian rule.

Elementary/High School

One of the best ways to stay in power, is to keep the citizens uneducated. Every leader needs to be educated to succeed. If there are not educated people then there would be less resistance the people would not be as smart, and would not know what the government is doing to them, or how to stop it.

Movie/TV/Radio Industry

While this is a smaller one, it would prevent negative propaganda against the government. The media is very capable of swaying opinions either for or against the government. We could use these industries to give the people the idea that the government is doing the right thing

Government Agencies (CIA, FBI, etc.) Another form of power which people would fear, and could be used to protect the government.

Food Production

One very influential way to keep the citizens in check is to have them depend on the government. If the government controls how much food that each citizen gets, they would be less likely to revolts they would fear losing a necessity of life. If someone where to speak out there food rations would be cut and they would starve and be made an example of.

Oil/Gas Companies

This is another form of having people depend on the government. They need gas and oil to do everything from heat there house. If the government controls necessities, the people would be less likely to act out in fear that they would lose them.

Workers’ Unions

This would keep wages down, and prevent the workers from striking. Ultimately it would keep the governments cost down and keep the countries industries up and running which would stimulate the economy, and give more money, which is power, to the government

Power Companies

Just like oil and gas, by rationing power people would be less likely to act out in fear of losing their power. The government could also control when people go to sleep, and punish the citizens if necessary by taking away their power.

Banking Industry

We would control the money that people get. It would make it hard for them to expand and do things on there own.

Food Distributors

Just like food production you could make the people depend on the government, which would cause them to in a way respect the government because if it came down to rebellion/starvation/death, or a controlled life. The majority of people would chose a controlled life

Could a totalitarian society ever exist in the United States? Why or why not?No because power in the United States is dividing between so many branches of the government that no one person would be able to rise to power that quickly. Since the United States is a democracy, it makes it that much harder to become a totalitarian society because of the checks and balance system.

Is a totalitarian society free of crime, poverty and national security threats better than a free society plagued with crime, poverty and threats of attacks? Explain reasons. Yes a totalitarian society would diminish the amount of crime and poverty but it would definitely be a threat to national security.

How important is the leader or figurehead of a totalitarian regime? Can a totalitarian government exist without one? He is very important because it would not be a totalitarian government without a leader. No a totalitarian government could not exist without one.