Why can’t modern democracies exist without political parties? Explain any three reasons.
Explain the three steps taken by the different authorities to reform political parties and their leaders in India.
“Democracy is seen to be good in principle but felt to be not so good in practice.” Support the statement with an argument.
The arguments:
(i) Democracies often frustrate the needs of the people and often ignore the demands of a majority of its population.
(ii) Deliberations and debates bound to delay decisions.
(iii) The routine tales of corruption are enough to convince us that democracy is not free of this evil.
Napoleon had, no doubt, destroyed democracy in France, but in the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles in order to make the whole system more rational and efficient. Support the statement.
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The division of Vietnam set in motion a series of events that turned the country into a battlefield. Support the statement.
How did people and the colonial government react to the Civil Disobedience Movement? Explain.
How are some countries of the world facing the ‘challenge of expansion of democracy’? Explain with examples.