Decide if each statement is a characteristic of totalitarian or democratic rule, then place it under the correct heading. peaceful transfers of power totalitariansims democracy state control of culture a single political ideology one political party multiple political parties use of secret police many personal liberties elections determine leaders

By definition, a totalitarian rule is one in which things are imposed, forced, and decided by one ruler, or one party, in essence by just a specific group, or person. There is no liberty on the part of citizens whatsoever, and things are dictated by that one person, or group. In contrast in democracy, there is no such thing; control comes from the people, power is given by the people, and decisions are made in group, as a team, with no one overcoming another. As such, the organization for this question would be:

Democracy: Peaceful transfers of power, Multiple political parties, Democracy, many personal liberties, elections determine leaders.

Totalitarian rule: Totalitarianism, State control of culture, A single political ideology, One political party, use of secret police.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

c) many feel that their votes do not count eliminate