Direct and Indirect Democracy

Q.

What is representative democracy? Why is it needed?

Q. What are the two major forms of democracy?

1. Indirect democracy
2. Industrial democracy
3. Direct democracy
4. Military democracy

Q. What is a direct democracy?

1. One with elected representatives
2. One with family hereditary rule
3. One with citizens in decision making
4. One with women's rule

Q.

Here are different opinions about what made India a democracy. How much importance would you give to each of these factors? a) Democracy in India is a gift of the British rulers. We received training to work with representative legislative institutions under the British rule. b) Freedom Struggle challenged the colonial exploitation and denial of different freedoms to Indians. Free India could not be anything but democratic. c) We were lucky to have leaders who had democratic convictions. The denial of democracy in several other newly independent countries shows the important role of these leaders.

Q.

Why do we need for the political institution?

Q. Which one among the following is the basis of difference between the Parliamentary and Presidential system of government?

1. Power of Judicial review
2. Method of election of President/Plead of the State
3. Legislative supremacy in law making
4. Relation between the legislature and the executive

Q. In which form of democracy do people express themselves through their elected representatives?

1. Direct democracy
2. Indirect democracy
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. Neither (a) nor (b)

Q. List down the differences between parliamentary and presidential forms of governments.

Q. Direct democracy has _________.

1. elected representatives
2. hereditary rule
3. direct participation of citizens in decision making
4. women ruling the country

Q. Which of the following is not an important function of the mayor?

1. Presiding over the meetings of the corporation
2. Receiving the dignitaries from foreign countries
3. Collecting taxes from households
4. Acting as a bridge between the corporation and the government

Q. How do people express their will on public matters in indirect democracy?

1. Through elected representatives
2. Through monarchs
3. Through kings
4. Through the courts

Q. In which form of democracy do people express themselves through their elected representatives?

1. Direct democracy
2. Indirect democracy
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. Neither (a) nor (b)

Q. Priya was excited to cast her vote for the first time in the local Assembly elections. She wanted to vote for a representative who would work towards the causes she stood for.

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to elected representatives?

1. They can be trusted to never indulge in corruption as they are people's representatives.
2. They represent people in government bodies.
3. They cannot be approached by people after elections.
4. They are the main link between the people and the state.

Q. How do people express their will on public matters in indirect democracy?

1. Through elected representatives
2. Through monarchs
3. Through kings
4. Through the courts

Q. Give 4 examples of ancient democratic governments or institutions
This question from the lesson Democracy