Challenges To Democracy Notes

CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY
One Mark Questions

1. What are the main 3 challenges faced by democracy?
• Foundational Challenge, Challenges of expansion, Deepening of
democracy
2. What is the main challenge faced by a non-democratic country?
O
• Foundational challenge
3. Which act is a good example of a law that empowers the people to
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find out what is happening in govt. and act as watchdogs of
democracy?
• RTI
H
4. Name any three measures to deepen democracy in a country.
• Educating the citizens
• Fundamental rights
C
• Freedom of Press
TE
5. What is Counter-productive law ?
• Some laws that are accepted and beneficial to some citizens of a
country, but for some, against their will.
IN
6. Give an example of Counter-productive law.

• Many states have banned people who have more than two children
from contesting panchayat elections. This has resulted in denial of
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democratic opportunity to many poor and women, which was not

intended.
H
7. Does law play a key role in political reform?

• Carefully desired changes in law can help to discourage
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wrong political practices and encourage good ones. But legal

constitutional changes by themselves cannot overcome
challenges to democracy.
8. In US the Blacks have won equal rights, but are still poor, less
educated and marginalised. Name the kind of challenge facing
by US.
• Challenge of Deepening of Democracy
9. Name any two challenges to the working of democracy in India?
• Social and Economic inequality and casteism
10. What is the most common form of democracy in today's world?

• Indirect or representative democracy
Three Mark Questions
O
1. “A challenge is an opportunity for progress” Support the statement
with arguments.
PR
• The statement reveals the idea that a challenge should not be taken as a
difficulty or hardship always. There is an opportunity for progress also
behind the challenge if we can overcome the challenge. Once we succeed
in overcoming it we can rise up to a higher level of progress.
H
2. What is the challenge of expansion?
• The challenge of expansion, which is present in an established democracy,
C
means applying the principle of democracy across all the regions, different
social groups and institutions in the country.
TE
3. Define the term 'Democratic Reform'.
• Any proposal or suggestion about overcoming various challenges of
democracy are called democratic reforms.
IN
4. Give examples of challenge of expansion to democracy.

• Give more powers to local governments and expansion of federal
principle to all the units of the federation.
W
5. How are some countries in the world facing foundational challenge of

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democracy? Explain with examples
• Making the transition to democracy and then instituting democratic

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government. This involves bringing down the existing non-democratic

regime, keeping military away from controlling government and
establishing a sovereign and functional state.
For example, Nepal was under Monarchy till recent times. Now Nepal
has changed to a democratic system. Certain mindsets and systems will
take years to change as they have taken years to develop. Nepal is a very
good example of foundational challenge of democracy.
6. What are the legal ways of reforming politics?
• It means changes in the existing laws which can help to discourage
wrong practices and encourage good ones or to bring amendments in the
constitution.
7. What do you understand by regionalism?

• When the people, living in a particular, region, awaken to their separate
existence, due to social, economic or geographical causes, the leaning
towards their region, is called regionalism.
O
8. Mention any two measures to remove poverty in India.
• The ever-increasing population of India should be effectively checked and
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steps should be taken to increase agricultural production in the country.
9. " legal - constitutional changes by themselves cannot overcome

challenges to democracy". Justify the statement with an example.
• Legal constitutional changes by themselves can’t overcome the challenge
of democracy. It requires the support of political parties, pressure groups
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etc. These laws and changes only provide us a platform to overcome the
problem, the real step is to be taken by us for eg. in a cricket match LBW
C
law was introduced to reduce the false batting tactics adopted by the
batsmen but it could not be properly implemented without the support of
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coaches, bowlers, batsmen etc.
10. Explain any three measures to overcome the challenges of expansion.

• To adopt a principle federalism to give representation and autonomy to
provinces. This Principle of federalism is in the spirit of Democracy and
IN
power sharing, as it makes democracy more participative by

accommodating diverse interests. Also dividing powers among the
different organs of the government.
W
• Providing for reservation of seats in jobs and educational institutions

and other special schemes for the marginalized groups. Increase their
political representation, for example 73rd and 7 4th Constitutional
H
amendment acts in India provides for 1 /3rd reservation of seats in the

local bodies for the weaker section and women. This act also takes
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democracy to the grassroots level ensuring decentralization.

• Respecting the linguistic diversity of the country. for example in India we
have Linguistic reorganization of the states to represent their interests,
for example Telugu speaking state of Andhra Pradesh, then Maharashtra,
Gujarat etc. We also give examples of power sharing arrangements in
Belgium which for instance has a community government.

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CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY

One Mark Questions

6. Give an example of Counter-productive law.

democratic opportunity to many poor and women, which was not

7. Does law play a key role in political reform?

wrong political practices and encourage good ones. But legal

10. What is the most common form of democracy in today's world?

Three Mark Questions

4. Give examples of challenge of expansion to democracy.

5. How are some countries in the world facing foundational challenge of

democracy? Explain with examples

• Making the transition to democracy and then instituting democratic

government. This involves bringing down the existing non-democratic

7. What do you understand by regionalism?

9. " legal - constitutional changes by themselves cannot overcome

10. Explain any three measures to overcome the challenges of expansion.

power sharing, as it makes democracy more participative by

• Providing for reservation of seats in jobs and educational institutions

amendment acts in India provides for 1 /3rd reservation of seats in the

democracy to the grassroots level ensuring decentralization.

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