ESSENTIAL OF DEMOCRACY

                                                         ESSENTIAL OF DEMOCRACY

1) Who said" Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets"?

Ans: Abraham Lincoln.

2) How do people elect their representatives?

Ans: People elects their representatives by casting their valuable votes.

3) In India, governments ae elected for five years.-------true or false?

Ans: True.

4) How does people attract the attention of the government?

Ans: The people use various methods to attract the attention of the government. They are-

a) They directly approach the government through their elected representative by drawing their attention towards their suffering.

b) They organise protest marches.

c) They approach the courts if they feel injustice has been done to them by the government.

d) They approach the President or the Prime Minister with their grievances through petitions.

e) They hold signature campaigns, protest marches, and then send their views to the government showing how many people support the same demand.

f) Sometimes people resort to stop work by general strikes, shut downs or bandhs, road and rail blockades.

5) What is the role of media in government .

Ans: Nowadays media plays an important role to draw the attention of the government to the plight of the people. The newspaper, radio and television are efficient tools through which people get involved with the activities of the government.

The newspapers have editorial columns where current issues, views and articles are published. They also have a letter to the editor columns where the people send in their personal opinion on social and public issues.

The news and current affairs channels on radio and television organise debates and discussions with eminent people ,learned and specialists in different fields to bring out what is wrong and what is right.

6. Choose the correct option.

1. Which form of government allows larger participation of people?

i) Democracy.   ii) Dictatorship

iii) Monarchy.    iv) Aristocracy 

Ans: ii) Democracy.

2.In India, people elect the government for a period of

i) 6 years           ii) 3 years 

iii) 5 years.         iv) 10 years 

Ans: iii) 5 years.

3. People can attract the attention of the government by 

i) signature campaigns   

ii) protest marches.  

iii) strikes.        iv) all of these

Ans: iv) All of these.

4. In a democracy elected representatives are answerable to

i) rich people.        ii) educated people.       iii) judiciary.                  iv) the people of the country.

Ans:iv) the people of the country.

7)Fill in the blanks.

1. Universal Adult Franchise gives the right to vote.

2.News and current affairs channels on TV organise debates and discussions with eminent people on current issues.

3. It is the duty of the government to manage and control conflicts.

4.Every person in our democratic country is supposed to be traced equally.

5. Karnataka and Maharashtra have been in conflict on  jurisdiction  of parts of Belgaum district.

8. State whether true or false.

1. People should participate in forming and running the democratic government.

Ans: True.

2. Protests are always peaceful.

Ans: False.

3. People in democracy cannot change their representatives.

Ans: False.

4. Conflicts can occur at any level.

Ans: True.

5. Greed to acquire more wealth leads to conflict.

Ans: True.

6. The Indian society gives equal status to girls.

Ans: False.

9.Match the columns.

Column A	Column B
Democracy	Media
Radio and TV	One person rule
Inequality	Elected representatives
Dictatorship	Conflict

Ans:

Column A	Column B
Democracy	Elected representatives
Radio and TV	Media
Inequality	Conflict
Dictatorship	One person rule