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Which of these is a defining characteristic of democracy?
That rulers govern in the interests of the ruled.
That rulers come from a wide range of social backgrounds.
That rulers are directly accountable to the ruled on a regular basis.
That the proceedings of the legislative body are televised.
Which of the following incidents accelerated the process of democracy in the world after 1990?
Democracy in Nepal
Democracy in Pakistan
Disintegration of Soviet Union
Polands freedom from Soviet Control
What was one major demand in the nineteenth century struggles for democracy?
Political equality
Freedom and Justics
Equal rights to women
Rights for every adult citizen to vote
Powerful theoretical backing for democracy was provided by
John Locke.
Thomas Hobbes.
Edmund Burke.
Jeremy Bentham.
In which country there is no democracy?
India
U.S.A.
Myanmar
France
In which country of Africa, democracy was replaced by military in 1966?
South Africa
Ghana
Bolivia
Uganda
In democratic Athens, which of the following groups were not allowed to participate in politics?
Slaves.
Women.
Foreigners.
All of the above
Direct democracy is the system in which
citizens choose their representatives in free and fair elections.
citizens are allowed to debate with their representatives in open public meetings.
citizens represent themselves in the decision-making process.
senior political leaders are known as Directors.
Democracy originated
in ancient Greece.
in the US after freeing itself from British tyranny.
in France after the Revolution.
in the UK, after the signing of Magna Carta.
A form of democracy in which citizens elect representatives to make governing decisions on their behalf is a:
Deliberative democracy
Liberal Democracy
Social Democracy
Representative Democracy
