
Where did the word democracy come from?

Important Questions on What is Democracy? Why Democracy?





What is the main characterstic of democracy?


Is the following statement in keeping with democracy as a value? Comment.
Teacher to student: Don't disturb my concentration by asking me questions in the classroom.

This cartoon was drawn when elections were held in Iraq with the presence of the US and other foreign powers.
a) What do you think this cartoon is saying?
b) Why is ‘democracy’ written the way it is?





Is the following statement in keeping with democracy as a value? Comment.
Employee to the officer: Our working hours must be reduced according to the law.


This famous cartoon by R. K. Laxman comments on the celebrations of the fifty years of independence.
a) How many images on the wall do you recognise?
b) Do many common people feel the way the common man in this cartoon does?




