Edited sentence: Examples of such regimes are despotism, tyranny, and dictatorship.For a more thorough overview, see Abuse.This has happened most frequently when too much power has been concentrated in too few hands, without enough room for political debate, public criticism, and other types of correctives.Throughout history there have been many examples of the destructive or senseless use of political power.To counter these potential problems, people have devised and practiced different solutions, most of them related to the sharing of power (as in democracy), the placing of limitations on the extent of power one individual or group can have, and the creation of protective rights for individuals through legislation or charters (such as human rights)