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Which of these is not a good Argument in favor of democracy? Why?

From above given four statements first three totally talks in the favor of democracy but “Democracies are more prosperous than others”, this argument is not in favor of democracy. As in any democratic country there are both rich and poor kinds of people and all of them play equal role in formation of any government. The representatives that are chosen by the people make decisions according to the welfare of the public and due to the fear of losing election they work hard. The prosperity of the country is dependent on various other factors like availability of natural resources, financial history, demographic and manpower constraints, so prosperity is not an argument that can be made in the favor of a democratic country in general.

Hence, option (D) is correct

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1

Here is some information about four countries. Based on this information, why would you classify each of these unties. Write “democratic”, “undemocratic' or “not sure against each of these

(a) Country A: People who do not accept the country’s official religion do not have a right to vote.

(b) Country B: The same party has been being elections for the last twenty years.

(c) Country C: Ruling party has lost in the first three elections.

(d) Country D: There is no independent election Commission.

 2

Here is some information about four countries. Based on this information, how would you classify each of these countries. Write democratic”, “undemocratic' or “not sure against each of these.

(a) Country P: The parliament cannot pass a law about the army without the consent of the chief of Army.


(b) Country Q. The parliament cannot pass CLU reducing the powers of the judiciary.


(c) Country R. The country's leaders cannot "any treaty with another country without ring permission from its neighboring country,


(d) Country S: All the major economic visions about the country are taken by officials of the central bank which the ministers cannot change.

 4

Each of these statements contains a democratic and an undemocratic element. Write out the two separately for each statement.

(a) A minister said that some laws have to be passed by the parliament in order to confirm to the regulations decided by the World Trade Organization.


(b) The Election Commission ordered repelling in a constituency where large scale rigging was reported.


(c) Women's representation in the parliament has never reached 10 per cent. This led women's organizations to demand one-third seats for women.

 5

Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of famine in a democratic country?