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Social Science · 2026 · 2 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 3 · Q23
Explain the role of political parties in a democracy.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) Political parties are the most visible institutions in a democracy.
(ii) They work on policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote the collective good.
(iii) Each political party tries to persuade people why their policies are better than others.
(iv) Political parties seek to implement their policies by winning popular support through elections.
(v) They gather different views on issues and present it to the government.
(vi) They bring together the representatives to form a government.
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