Answer the following:
Q1. Write 3 arguments in favour of
Dmocracy.
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Democratic
government is the more accountable form of government. A democracy requires
that the rulers have to attend to the needs of the people.
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Democracy is based on consultation and discussion which
improves the quality of decision making.
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Democracy
is based on the principle of political equality and enhances the dignity of
citizens.
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It
allows to correct our own mistakes. In democracy there is always a scope that
the rulers can change their wrong decision or the rulers themselves can be
changed.
Q2. Is China a democratic country or
not? Give your arguments in the favour of your answer.
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China
is not a democratic country in true spirit.
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For
the consisting the election to the Chinese parliament the candidates need the
approval of Chinese communist party. Only the members of communist party and
its 8 allies are allowed to contest the election.
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Ther
is only one party rule that is communist party in China, which is not a
indication of true democratic country. Henceforth, China cannot be considered
as a democratic country.
Q3. Giving an example of Zimbabwe,
show how laws were made by one single ruler.
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Zimbabwe
got independence in 1980, it is being ruled by ZANU-PF which led the freedom
struggle. Its leader, Robert Mugabe has been ruling the country since
independence by unfair practices in elections.
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His
government has made changes in the constitution several times to increase the
power of the President and make him less accountable.
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The
oppposition party workers were harassed and their meeting were disrupted.
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Public
protests demonstrations are declared illegal. Laws wre made to limit the right
to criticise the President.
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The
media had been forced to write and speak in favour of the ruling party.
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The
government has ignored some court judgements that went against it and has
pressurized judges.
Q4. Examine 3 common factors for
democratic countries.
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Citizens
are given freedom of speech, expression and thought.
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Free
and fair elections are held on regular basis.
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The
dignity of the individual is recognised.
Q5. Why is democracy considerd the
best form of government?
Democracy cannot give us everything but is
clearly better than any other form of government.
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it
works for the welfare of the people and perfoms better regarding the removal of
poverty and backwardness in the country.
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It
offers better condition of living and implemets policies to ensure equal
opportunities for all the citizens in education and employment.
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It
respects people’s wishes and allows different kinds os people to live together.
Even if it fails on some of its promises, it allows a way of correcting its
mistakes and offers more dignity to all the citizen.
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That
is why democracy is considered the best form of government.
Q6. Is Mexico a democratic country or
not, give argument for the answer.
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Since
independence in 1930, Mexico hold elections every six years to elect their
President. PRI ( Institutional Revolutionary Party) won all the elections till
2006.
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All
those who were employed in government offices had to attend party meetings.
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The teachers of government schools used to
force parents to vote fot the PRI.
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Media
largely ignores the activities of opposition political parties except to
criticise them.
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Opposition
parties did contest elections, but never managed to win. The PRI was known to
use many dirty tricks to win elections.
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The
PRI spent large sums of money in the campaign for its candidated and booths
were shifted from one place to another in the last minute, which made it
difficult for the people to cast their votes.
Q7. Explain the difficulties faced by
people in the non democratic countries.
The difficulties faced by the people in
non democratic countries are:
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People
cannot choose or change the ruler. They cannot question the authority or the
dictator.
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People
do not enjoy their rights. Supporter of democracy are torchered or killed. For
eg: in Chile more than 3000 people were killed by military.
·
In
non democratic government, public protest are considered as illegal. Sometimes
political activist are imprisoned for indefinite time. For eg: Aung San Suu Kyi
in Myanmar spent long time under house arrest.
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In
non democratic government people cannot enjoy political equality. Universal
adult franchise is sometimes denied.
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In
a non democratic government people may have elected their representatives but
they are not actual rulers. The power of taking final decision rest with army
official. For eg: Pakistan- the realpower is enjoyd by the army.
Q8. Write any 3 instances of equal
right to vote in the worl of politics.
OR
Why are China, Saudi Arabia amd
Estonia not truly democratic country? State one reason for each of them.
OR
Why are China, Estonia and Saudi
Arabia non democratic countries though they have declared themselves as
democratic? State one reason for each.
One major
demand of democracy is Universal adult franchise that is every adult citizen
have right to vote. But in the world of politics there are many instances of
denial of equal right to vote.
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In
Saudi Arabia, women did not have right to vote untill 2011. On 25th
September 2011, king Abdullah declared that women will have right stand and
vote in future.
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Estonia
made its citizenship rule in such a manner that people belonging to Russian minority
finds it difficult to get right to vote.
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In
China before contesting the election the candidates need to get aproval from
Chinese communist party.
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Although
the countries declared themselves as democratic the fundamental principle of
political equality is denied in all the cores. Thus they cannot be called as
deocratic countries.
Q9. Explain representative democracy.
Why is the representative democracy is the most common form of government in
modern times? Explain any 4 reasons.
OR
What is representative democracy?
State its significance in contemporary world.
Representative
democracy is the type of democracy founded on the principle of elected
representatives. Represanting a group of people as the opposed to direct
democracy. It si most common form of government because:
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It
allows to elect representative to have knowledge about specific subject of
interest and can take decisions accordingly.
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Representative
and political parties are able to misjudge between differen pressure, groups
and sections of society.
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As
the needs and demands od minorities and depressed classes are considered in a
representative democracy, their helplessness is removed.
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Representative
dempcracy can make bettersense of needs and demand of people and convert them
to practical action plan.
Q10. In a democracy, no one is a
permanent winner or loser. Why do we say that? Give three reasons.
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In
any country we find people of different ethnic groups, differrnt communities
living together. In that kind of social diversity government take different
ways of power sharing.
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There
canbe difference of opinion or history proves divisions of the countries are
all due to these variations in a society.
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But
these different groups can be able to live amiably if a government is able to
accommodate all. Then government cannot be permanent winner or loser.
