Abraham Maslow, noted psychologist, theorized that people were motivated by unmet needs. He created the hierarchy of needs which are self-actualization, esteem, love and belonging, safety, and physiological. He said that if there are four levels of needs that are being satisfied, that means that the individual is contented.
A <u>democratic government </u>gives citizens the right to directly vote gov't officials into office to represent them.
On the other hand, <u>authoritarian regimes </u>are built from strong central governments with little to no political freedoms for citizens.
So, the primary different between a democratic and authoritarian government is the <em>citizens' political power/freedom</em>.
The case of Anne Hutchinson in 1637 tell us how the authorities of Puritan understood the idea of religious freedom the women does not allow to have a voice in society. Anne Hutchinson has been doing a religious centered meeting at her own house.
