for these elected officials to abuse the power given to them. A totalitarian government that has complete control over all aspects of the lives of its citizens is known as fascism. A fascist government conflicts with the views of a democratic government, as they are almost complete opposites. Comparisons can be drawn between Fascism and Communism as they both share similar views. Leading to believe that it would also be very difficult for a communist takeover of the United States to occur. It has never