| − | '''Police State''' is a term used to describe a government that has imposed ruthless and restrictive measures over its citizens. The measures can include heavy surveillance, repression of free speech and [[religion]], rigid rules in terms of association, government control over the [[media]] and [[political]] tryanny. [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] and other [[socialist]] regimes such as [[Cuba]] are examples of police states. [[George Orwell]]'s novel ''1984'' is a fictional example of a police state. | + | '''Police State''' is a term used to describe a government that has imposed ruthless and restrictive measures over its citizens. The measures can include heavy surveillance, repression of free speech and [[religion]], rigid rules in terms of association, government control over the [[media]] and [[political]] tyranny. [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] and other [[socialist]] regimes such as [[Cuba]] are examples of police states. [[George Orwell]]'s novel ''1984'' is a fictional example of a police state. |