A communist regime
a. has rule by a single leader or small group of leaders, limited political participation, existent but limited autonomy of society from state control, the lack of an overarching ideology, and limited control over the economy.
b. is characterized by an effort to remake society and "atomize" the population. It includes an official ideology; a single mass political party, usually with a single leader, that has a monopoly of political power; a secret police force and the use of terror against the population; a monopoly over means of communication; a monopoly over weapons in society; and a command economy.
c. seeks to remake society in the name of the working class through, among other things, state ownership of the means of production.
d. engages in militarism and emphasizes remaking society along racial, religious, or ethnic lines.
e. is one in which the central government has authority over all lower levels of government, and those lower levels have no powers reserved for them.
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