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Social Science · 2026 · 4 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q27
Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow: In some countries, only one party is allowed to control and run the government.…
Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow: In some countries, only one party is allowed to control and run the government. These are called one-party systems. In some countries, power usually changes between two main parties. Several other parties may exist, contest elections and win a few seats in the national legislatures. Such a party system is called two-party system. If several parties compete for power, and more than two parties have a reasonable chance of coming to power either on their own strength or in alliance with others, we call it a multiparty system. ($\displaystyle 27.1$) Explain the main feature of'multi-party system'. ($\displaystyle 27.2$) Why is a'one-party system'not compatible with democracy? ($\displaystyle 27.3$) Explain the main characteristics of a coalition government.
Marking-scheme solution
$\displaystyle 27.1$ Explain the main feature of ‘multi-party system’.
(i) Several parties compete for power.
(ii) More than two parties have a reasonable chance of coming in power either on their own strength or in alliance with others.
$\displaystyle 27.2$ Why is a ‘one-party system’ not compatible with democracy?
(i) It deprives the citizens the choice to choose who will form the government.
(ii) It is almost like dictatorship.
(iii) One party system does not provide a meaningful choice to the voters.
$\displaystyle 27.3$ Explain the main characteristics of a coalition government.
(i) In a multi-party system when no single party is able to muster the majority votes, it takes the support of other parties to form government.
(ii) This system allows a variety of interest and opinions to enjoy the political representation.
(iii) It reduces the dominance of any one party to act according to its whims and fancies in the government.
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