Direct and Indirect Democracy

Q.

How can citizens make the Government accountable to them?

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. What are the two major forms of democracy?

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

Q. Which of the following countries is governed by a political system based on direct democracy?

1. USA
2. India
3. Brazil
4. Switzerland

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. Direct democracy has _________.

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

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.

write few points on usesof democracy? & Merits of democracy?

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. 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