CIVICS CH 1

Q:1 Write merits and demerits of democracy

Solution

The merits of democracy are

1. It ensures responsible government.

2. It protects the rights of citizens.

3. It prevents the emergence of autocratic government.

The demerits of democracy are

1. It can slow down decision making.

2. The government in a democracy is susceptible to interest groups and lobbyists.

3. The government in a democracy may be focused too much on short run concerns due to the need to attract votes. This can lead to the neglect of long term interests of the country.

Q:2 "A democratic government is a better government because it is a more accountable form of government". Explain.

Explanation

Democracy is stronger than any other system of government because:

• A democratic democracy is a stronger government and it is a more responsible system of government.

• Democracy increases the efficiency of decision-making

• Democracy provides a method for coping with discrepancies and disputes

• Democracy helps individuals to correct their own errors

• It is a responsible and lawful system of government

• Promotes equality between people

• It raises the integrity of people.

Final Answer

• The Democratic Governor is the accountable government, i.e. it is responsible for its acts, decisions and strategies, including the administration. The government is responsible to Parliament, or we should inform the people. If the government is not functioning on the grounds of the wishes and desires of the people, the Parliament will pass a vote of no confidence against the government.

• More than three crore people have lost their lives. In 1958-61 famine in China, but in India, whose economic situation was worse than in China, there was no famine like that in China.

• The presence of democracy in India has led the Government of India to respond to food security in a way that the Chinese Government has not done.

Q:3 Explain the difficulties faced by the people in a non-democratic country

ANSWER

In a non-democratic country people do not have many rights which democratic countries enjoy. These include the right to speech, religion, assemble, etc.

In such countries not everybody has a right to give their opinion. Since there is hardly and power with common man it is a disadvantage because then they cannot express the problems they face. Some countries which face these problems are:

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Jordan

Morocco

Bhutan

Brunei

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

Oman

Qatar

there are many difficulties faced by people in a a non democratic country.they dont have the right to enjoy the basic and fundamental rights.these rights are basically right to equality, right to religion , right to education, right to constitutional remedies and many more.they have to follow the leader or the ruler orders and cannot do the work they want to perform.these people lack their freedom.