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Explanation:
A dictatorial government is one person's rule, without restriction of any sort of law or balanced power. So, that person can arbitrarily make any decision he or she wants, with no provision for any appeal or countermand.
A constitutional government is one where the offices and powers of the offices is set forth in some document, or documents, or by accepted precedent. These generally lay down some restriction on the powers held by officials in the government.
Note that a constitutional government may or may not be a democratic one.
The U.S. has perhaps the most well known constitution, which sets forth (and restricts) the powers held by the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
The government of the United Kingdom is traditionally understood to be a constitutional monarchy, but does not have a single document that serves as its constitution. Instead, accepted precedent (dating back all the way to Magna Carta in the middle ages) makes up the British constitution.
