Redefining Democracy
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After reading this chapter, three students drew different conclusions. Which of these do you agree with and why? Give your reasons in about 50 words.
Thomman - Power sharing is necessary only in societies that have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions.
Mathayi – Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions.
Joseph – Every society needs some form of power-sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions.
Q. Democracy is a system in which the government of a country is elected by the people.
- True
- False
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how can political parties be reformed?
Q. How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government?
Q. Looking at the expanded definition, which one of the following statements is not correct about democracy?
- Elections must offer a fair choice to the people to change the current rulers.
- To exercise this choice government must not be limited by basic rules of the Constitution and citizens’ rights.
- The choice and opportunity should be available to all people on an equal basis.
- The rulers elected by the people must not be the one who takes all the major decisions.
Q. Reforms should focus on overcoming the barriers of
Choose the answer alphabetically.
Choose the answer alphabetically.
- religion
- minorities
- majorities
- caste
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How does democracy produce a legitimate government? List THREE points.
Q. Identify the features of a democratic government from the following.
- Government that has been elected by the people.
- Unfair electoral competition.
- Equal opportunity and fair choices granted to all its citizens.
- Encourage discrimination based on caste and religion.
Q. What should reforms be focused on in a political setup?
- Strengthening democratic practices
- Appealing to the majority
- Strengthening documentation
- Excluding minorities from the system
Q. Country 'A' believes that that the majority should rule the country while the minority groups should accept the dominance of the majority. Country 'B' believes in giving equal representation to majority and minority groups. Which country is democratic in nature?
- 'A' is democratic, while 'B' is not.
- 'B' is democratic, while 'A' is not.
- Both 'A' and 'B' are democratic.
- Both 'A' and 'B' are not democratic.
Q. What are the possible disadvantages if the government chooses to fund elections in India?
- It will be hard to track money spent by political parties.
- Increase dependancy of parties on rich people.
- It will be easy to track money spent by political parties.
- Maynot be the best way to spend government funds.
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why is democracy considered much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity and freedom of individuals?
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What are the different aspects of democracy?
