Since societies were formed, debates have intensified in attempts to decide which type of regime is most efficient. These political systems that make up a state range from one person having complete control to citizens having the most say. Many dream of human rights and the ability to express what is on their minds, the freedom to elect officials who represent, fight and make decisions for the people. While some lived under a simple and controlling society ruled by a charismatic leader. Two forms of government that have been present throughout the ups and downs of history are totalitarianism and democracy. Totalitarianism is a form of government in which one body has absolute power and controls the lives of its citizens in every respect. The word democracy comes from the Greek word demos, meaning people, and crazia, meaning government of (Types of regimes, 2015) . Athens is considered the cradle of democracy. It dates back to when the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced it in 507 BC (Ancient Greek Democracy, 2015). They had a large system of government in which all male citizens, regardless of rich or poor, had equal political rights and freedom of speech. They had the opportunity to express their opinion directly in the political arena. They met directly to make decisions by which to live and the majority usually wins. Democracy then spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea, which was then wiped out by the Roman Empire. A thousand years later, in 1700, people began to fight for democracy again. America then adopted the Constitution through the Revolutionary War. It provided voting rights to white males who owned property. The democratic system of early America is not the democratic system we know today. Back then women and blacks didn't have the right to vote, it was strictly while male property owners, whereas now it's different. Rich, poor, men, women, different races can vote, but children and foreigners still cannot vote. Power is not in the hands of the rich and privileged, but everyone can have a say in the decision-making process. Democratic citizens have a say in what they believe should happen in government, such as speaking up through the media when they are unhappy with how something is going. While in a totalitarian government such actions would never be tolerated, citizens are expected to follow and never question their dictator. Crime and corruption are more likely in a democracy than in a totalitarian government because in a democracy people go overboard in trying to fight for what they believe this country should be, whereas in a totalitarian regime the rules and regulations are much stricter and this it leads to less crime and usually keeps its citizens in check, which provides stability