CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 3 · Q32 · 5 marks
"Democratic governments are usually attentive to the needs and demands of the people." Justify the statement with suitable arguments."Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity and freedom of the individual." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
"Democratic governments are usually attentive to the needs and demands of the people." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
"Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity and freedom of the individual." Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) Democracies are successful in setting up regular and free elections providing a fair chance to all its citizens to elect the government.
(ii) Democratic government is a legitimate government as it is elected by the citizens, and it is answerable to them.
(iii) Democracies work to fulfil the needs and aspirations of all its people.
(iv) Democratic governments encourage open public debates on major policies and laws.
(v) Democratic governments are transparent as they allow the citizen to examine the process of decision making.
(vi) Democratic governments are largely free of corruption as compared to non-democratic governments.
(B) “Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity and freedom of the individual.” Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
(i) Every individual wants to receive respect from fellow beings.
(ii) Conflicts arise in societies because they are not treated with due respect.
(iii) The passion for respect and freedom are the basis for democracies which have been achieved in various degrees in various democratic nations.
(iv) Women have struggled to gain respect and equal treatment all over the world.
(v) Laws protecting the women in democracy have helped them to achieve these rights.
(vi) Democracies have stregthened the claims of the disadvantaged and dicriminated communities for equal status and equal opportunity.
(vii) Promotion of dignity and freedom in a democracy have transformed people from the status of subjects to that of citizens.
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