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are not elected by people. Therefore, Pakistan couldnt be called ademocracy.

Ques 7) With the help of Zimbabwe, show that popular approval of rulersis necessary in a democracy, but it is not sufficient.

Ans 7)i. Zimbabwe attained independence white minority ru.0le in 1980. Since

then the country has been ruled by ZANU-PF, the party that led thefreedom struggle, by its leader Robert Mugave.

ii. Elections have been held regulatory and always won by ZANU-PF.iii. President Mugave is popular but also uses unfair practices in elections.

Over the years this government has changed the constitution several

times to increase his powers and less accountable.iv. Opposition party workers are harassed and their meeting disrupted.

Public protests and demonstration against the government are illegal.There is a law that limits the right to criticize the president.

v. Television and radio are controlled by the government and give onlythe ruling partys vision. There are independent newspapers butgovernment harasses journalists who go against it.

vi. The government has ignored some court judgments that went against itand has pressurized judges.

CONLUSION- Therefore, popular approval of rulers is necessary in ademocracy but is not sufficient.

Ques 8) Explain with the help of Fiji, Estonia and Saudi Arabia that oneperson, one vote and one value is the basic feature of democracy.Ans 8)

i. In Saudi Arabia women dont have right to vote.ii. Estonia has made its citizenship rules in such a way that the people

belonging to Russian minority find it difficult to get right to vote.iii. In Fiji, the electoral system is such that the vote of an indigenous Fiji has

more value than that of Indian Fijian.

CONCLUSION- Democracy is base on a fundamental principle ofpolitical equality. Therefore, in a democracy each adult citizen must have one

vote and each vote must have one value.

Ques 9) Explain with help of example of any country of the world free and fairelections are a part and is must for democracy.

Ans 9) Let us take the example of China:


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i. In China elections are regularly held after every 5 years for electing thecountrys parliament called Quanguo Renmin Daibrao Dahui.

ii. The National Peoples Congress has the power to appoint the president ofcountry.iii. Some of the members are elected by Army. Before contesting elections,

candidates need approval of Chinese Communist Party.iv. Only those who are members of this party or of smaller allied parties were

allowed to contest elections 2002-2003.v. The government is always formed by the Communist Party.

CONCLUSION-Therefore, China cant be considered a democracy as ademocracy must be based on free and fair elections those currently in powerhas a fair chance of losing.

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