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Which of the following is/are the merits of democracy?
Which of the following is/are the merits of democracy?
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The correct option is D All of above
Following are the merits of democracy:-
- Ethical Defence- Democracy recognizes the worth of a man. It rejects the right of one or a
few to rule over the others. Under democracy the community as a whole
is the custodian of sovereignty of state.
- Common Welfare- It is, therefore, only in democracy that common welfare can be promoted.
The government will respond to the needs of all since power of
sovereignty vests in all. Those who are excluded from power are also
denied the privileges of power. It is only in democracy that a citizen
is at once the subject and the ruler and "just government is government
by consent of the governed.
- Rule of Law- It is only in democracy that the rule of persons and classes is replaced
by the "rule of law"; where fundamental rights are guaranteed and
treated as limitations upon the government.
Following are the merits of democracy:-
- Ethical Defence- Democracy recognizes the worth of a man. It rejects the right of one or a few to rule over the others. Under democracy the community as a whole is the custodian of sovereignty of state.
- Common Welfare- It is, therefore, only in democracy that common welfare can be promoted. The government will respond to the needs of all since power of sovereignty vests in all. Those who are excluded from power are also denied the privileges of power. It is only in democracy that a citizen is at once the subject and the ruler and "just government is government by consent of the governed.
- Rule of Law- It is only in democracy that the rule of persons and classes is replaced by the "rule of law"; where fundamental rights are guaranteed and treated as limitations upon the government.
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