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How were the political ideologies of the United States and the Soviet Union different? The United States based its political system on an elite ruling class, while the Soviet Union developed a republican system. The United States based its political power on a single powerful executive, while the Soviet Union had a seven-person council that shared executive power. The United States based its political system on representation of the people, while the Soviet Union based its system on rule by a few. The United States put direct democracy into place, while the Soviet Union divided power between the central government and individual republics.

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The United States based its political system on representation of the people, while the Soviet Union based its system on rule by a few.

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Disclaimer: The answer could vary depending on what timeline we are discussing. If we are talking about WWII then the following answer should be correct:

The United States based its political system on representation of the people, while the Soviet Union based its system on rule by a few.

We had democracy (we elected people to represent our say) whereas, soviet union has full on dictator (Stalin) who decided what's up.

This is my best guess since no timeline was provided, hope its correct

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