21st Century: Query 173 (Catherine the Great)
“Power
without a nation’s confidence is nothing.”
~ Catherine the Great was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796,
the country’s longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup
d’état that she organized – resulting in her husband, Peter III, being overthrown.
How might this
assertion be true or false?
How can a
leader win back the confidence of his or her citizens?
What are the
advantages and disadvantages of an authoritarian government? A democratic government?