Elections limit the power of the following types of government:
- Dictatorship: Elections can establish a system of checks and balances that reduces the absolute power held by a dictator.
- Oligarchy: Elections can empower a broader segment of the population, limiting the control of a small group over governmental decisions.
- Totalitarian: In a totalitarian regime, the government has extensive control over all aspects of life, and elections can challenge that control.
While elections are also present in constitutional monarchies and constitutional republics, they are typically part of the framework that limits government power, not something that directly restricts the inherent nature of those systems. Thus, the more direct answers concerning limitation of power through elections are dictatorship, oligarchy, and totalitarian.
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