Democracy is a combination of the Greek words, Demos and Kratos, it means:

• People’s government

• People’s power

• Rule of Majority

• Rule of dominant minority

Which state practices Direct Democracy?

Which of the following is not the principle of democracy?

• Equality

• Rule of Law

• Rule of Majority

• Rule of Minority

In which of the following countries the democratic functioning of government is based on bi-party system?

• India

• U.S.A.

• Switzerland

• France

Here is some information about four countries. Based on this information, how would you classify each of these countries ? Write ‘democratic’, ‘undemocratic’ or ‘not sure’ against each of these.

a) Country A : People who do not accept the country’s official religion, do not have a right to vote.

(b) Country B : The same party has been winning elections for the last twenty years.

(c) Country C : Ruling party has lost in the last three elections.

(d) Country D : There is no independent election commission.