Majoritarianism

Q.

Elaborate indirect democracy. Give names of any four countries where it exists.

Q.

MAKE A LIST OF DEMOCRATIC AND NON-DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES IN THE WORLDS.WRITE MERITS AND DEMERITS OF DEMOCRACY?

Q. What do you mean by majoritarianism?

1. When the numerical majority of a population does not have the final say in determining decisions.
2. When the numerical majority of a population have the final say in determining decisions.
3. When only half of the population have the final say in determining decisions.
4. When only one third of the population have the final say in determining decisions.

Q. Statement 1: India is the worlds's oldest democracy.
Statement 2: India follows indirect democracy where the citizens elect their representatives to take decisions.

1. Both statement 1 and 2 are true.
2. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
3. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
4. Both statement 1 and 2 are false.

Q. That’ll ______ children! Stop shouting!

1. make
2. help
3. fit
4. do

Q. The idea that the numerical majority of a population should have the final say in determining decisions is known as .

1. democracy
2. accommodation
3. majoritarianism

Q. In the first-past-the-post system of elections, what kind of majority is required to win?

1. Effective
2. Special
3. Absolute
4. Simple

Q. Which of the following voting systems is followed in India?

1. Ranked voting
2. Two-round system
3. First-past-the-post voting
4. Proportional representation

Q.

which city experimented with direct democracy in brazil ?

Q. In the first-past-the-post system of elections, what kind of majority is required to win?

[0.8 marks]

1. Simple
2. Absolute
3. Effective
4. Special