| A | B |
| Democracy | All can vote |
| Dictatorship | No choice between political parties |
| Democracy | Everyone obeys the law |
| Dictatorship | The leader doesn't obey the law |
| Democracy | Government is elected |
| Dictatorship | Government stays in power |
| Democracy | Everyone has to agree to laws |
| Dictatorship | No one but the leader has to agree to laws |
| Democracy | You can criticise what you want |
| Dictatorship | If you criticise things you may go to prison |
| Democracy | Government by all the people for all the people |
| Dictatorship | One person controls everything |