Which of the following does NOT show how terror helped totalitarian governments control their populations?(1 point)

Responses

Citizens were punished for speaking out against the government.
Citizens were punished for speaking out against the government.

Pertinent issues were voted upon by the general population.
Pertinent issues were voted upon by the general population.

Citizens were punished for speaking out against the government.
Citizens were punished for speaking out against the government.

Secret police were used to spread fear throughout the public.

1 answer

The statement that does NOT show how terror helped totalitarian governments control their populations is:

Pertinent issues were voted upon by the general population.

This statement implies a level of democratic participation that is not characteristic of totalitarian regimes, which typically rely on fear and suppression rather than public voting and input.