Outcomes of democracy (Question answer) class X CBSE board

1. How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government?

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Accountable 

1. In a democracy, the Government is always held accountable. If any of the policies, and laws are not implemented properly, then the citizens have the right to vote them out in the next elections. 

2. Moreover, in a democracy, citizens can approach the Judiciary, if the Government has taken any actions which are against the well-being of citizens.

3. People can hold protests, carry out campaigns and organise rallies and force the government to make policies for people's welfare.

Responsive

1. Democracy gives responsible form of government which promotes the decisions in the favours of the public opinion. 

2. The Government is responsible for taking care of what are the needs of the people and their expectations from the government. 

3. These representatives look into the problems of the society and make policies and programmes that rid society those problems. 

Legitimate

Legitimate means rightful. Democracies are called legitimate governments as:

i The government represents the will of the people. It is elected by the people.

ii Democracy ensures that decision making will be based on norms and procedures. So, a citizen who wants to know if a decision was taken through the correct procedures can find this out. She has the right and the means to examine the process of decision making. This is known as transparency. 

2. What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities?

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i) It is necessary to understand that democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. The majority always needs to work with the minority so that governments function to represent the general view. Majority and minority opinions are not permanent.

ii) It is also necessary that rule by majority does not become rule by majority community in terms of religion or race or linguistic group, etc. Rule by majority means that in case of every decision or in case of every election, different persons and groups may and can form a majority. 

Q3 Why is democracy better than other forms of government?

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What are the features of democracy?

Ans- Democracy is a best form of government because of the following reasons:

1.A democratic government is a better government because it is an accountable form of government.

2.Democracy improves the quality of decision making.

3.Democracy provides a method to deal with differences and conflicts.

4.Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens.

Q4 Do democracies lead to peaceful and harmonious life among citizens? 

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No society can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups. But in democracy people can certainly learn to respect  differences and can also evolve mechanisms to negotiate the differences. Democracy is best suited to produce peaceful and harmonious society. Non-democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to or suppress internal social differences. Ability to handle social differences, divisions and conflicts is thus a definite plus point of democratic regimes. 

Expectations from democracy also function as the criteria for judging any democratic country. Justify.

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1. Distinctive about democracy is that its examination never gets over. As democracy passes one test, it produces another test. As people get some benefits of democracy, they ask for more and want to make democracy even better.  

2. The fact that people are complaining is itself a testimony to the success of democracy: it shows that people have developed awareness and the ability to expect and to look critically at power holders and the high and the mighty. 

3. A public expression of dissatisfaction with democracy shows the success of the democratic project: it transforms people from the status of a subject into that of a citizen. 

4. Most individuals today believe that their vote makes a difference to the way the government is run and to their own self-interest.