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Here is some information about the four countries. Based on this information, how would you classify each of these countries.? Write 'democratic', 'undemocratic' or 'not sure' against each of these.

Country A: People who do not accept the country's official religion do not have a right to vote.

Country B: The same party has been winning elections for the last twenty years.

Country C: The ruling party has lost in the last three elections.

Country D: There is no independent election commission.

Important Questions on What Is Democracy? Why Democracy?

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Here is some information about the four countries. Based on this information, how would you classify each of these countries? Write 'democratic', 'undemocratic' or 'not sure' against each of these.

Country P: The parliament cannot pass a law about the army without the consent of the Chief of Army.

Country Q: The parliament cannot pass a law reducing the powers of the judiciary.

Country R: The country's leaders cannot sign any treaty with another country without taking permission from its neighbouring country.

Country S: All the major economic decisions about the country are taken by officials of the central bank which the ministers cannot change.

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Which of these is not a good argument in favour of democracy? Why?

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Each of these statements contains a democratic and an undemocratic element. Write out the two separately for each statement.

a. A minister said that some laws have to be passed by the parliament in order to conform to the regulations decided by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

b. The Election Commission ordered re-polling in a constituency where large-scale rigging was reported.

c. Women's representation in the parliament has barely reached 10  per cent. This led women's organisations to demand one-third of the seats for women.

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Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of famine in a democratic country?
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Read the following statement and answer the following question.

There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many methods of forcing the government to respond to their needs.

Which of these is not a democratic method?

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Write a response to the given argument against democracy:

The army is the most disciplined and corruption-free organisation in the country. Therefore, the army should rule the country.

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Write a response to the given argument against democracy:

Rule of the majority means the rule of ignorant people. What we need is the rule of the wise, even if they are in small numbers.

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Write a response to the following argument against democracy:

If we want religious leaders to guide us in spiritual matters, why not invite them to guide us in politics as well. The country should be ruled by religious leaders.