Question

In democracies, all citizens have equal share in electing _______________.

• A. Representatives.
• B. Officials.
• C. Members of parliament
• D. Bureaucrats.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Representatives.

Democracy is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a parliament. It is also referred to as the “rule of the majority”. Here the power can’t be inherited. People elect their leaders. Representatives stand in an election and the citizens vote for their representative. The representative with the most number of votes gets the power. One of the tenets of democracy is that all members of society must be equal. For it to function, this equality must be present in the individual vote. Denying groups the right to vote is contrary to the function of a democracy, a system of government where each individual’s vote has equal weight. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the government members are not always elected by direct elections, but through indirect elections and competitive examinations, hence incorrect.