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Which three countries faced the problem of social division?

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Important Questions on Democracy and Diversity

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The Northern Ireland conflict was a violent sectarian conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in Northern Ireland. The conflict was between Protestant unionists also called _( 1 )_, and Roman Catholic nationalists also called _( 2 ) _

What is (2) in the passage given above?

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 Attempts of forced integration in any country often sow the seeds of disintegration. 
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Among the following, which country suffered disintegration due to political fights on the basis of religious and ethnic identities?
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The Northern Ireland conflict was a violent sectarian conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in Northern Ireland. The conflict was between Protestant unionists also called _( 1 )_, and Roman Catholic nationalists also called _( 2 ) _

What did the Roman Catholic Nationalists want?

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Which of the following statement shows, how social divisions affect politics?
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What is the ratio of the population of Northern Ireland between Catholics and Protestants?

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When did the UK government and the Nationalists reach a peace treaty after which the latter suspended their armed struggle?
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Discuss three factors that determine the outcomes of politics of social divisions.
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Social divisions affect voting in most countries.
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Yordanka is a nurse in Bulgaria. This is what she has to say about Roma people: “Being a nurse, you can’t refuse to look after some people, but these Roma people are very dirty. They talk aloud, smoke and drop ashes all over and spit on the wall! They have no patience, and they just start pestering our doctors! And when they are just hanging out like that, anyway, they look so aggressive. After all, these dark-skinned people don’t look like us. They have a strange sense of colour. Look at their dress. Why can’t they try to look like everyone else in the country? And we all know they are thieves.

Do you think the Bulgarian government should try to ensure that the Roma people dress and behave like other people from Bulgaria?

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The Northern Ireland conflict was a violent sectarian conflict from about 1968 to 1998  in Northern Ireland. The conflict was between Protestant unionists also called _(1)_, and Roman Catholic nationalists also called _(2) _ 

What is (1) in the passage given above?

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Combination of politics and social divisions can lead to disintegration of a country.
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Does too many small divisions are better than a single big division? Are you also saying that politics is a force of unity?
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The Northern Ireland conflict was a violent sectarian conflict from about1968  to1998   in Northern Ireland. The conflict was between Protestant unionists also called _(1)_, and Roman Catholic nationalists also called _(2) _ 

What did the Protestant Unionists want?

 

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 In dealing with social divisions which one of the following statements is NOT correct about democracy?
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Which of the following is /are examples of not accommodating other communities demands?
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How do social divisions affect politics? Give two examples.
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In some societies of Northern Ireland, the colonies of protestant and catholic communities are divided by walls. These walls are sometimes filled with graffiti, as you can see here. The Irish Republican Army and the British government signed an agreement in 2005. What does the graffiti here tell about the conflict in society?


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Arrange the following statements in a logical sequence and select the right answers by using the code given below:

A. But all political expression of social divisions need not be always dangerous.
B. Social divisions of one kind or the other exist in most countries.
C. Parties try to win political support by appealing to social divisions.
D. Some social differences may result in social divisions.