Civics

What Is Government?

Question:

Gandhiji strongly believed that every adult in India should be given the right to vote. However, a few people don't share his views. They feel that illiterate people, who are mainly poor, should not be given the right to vote. What do you think? Do you think this would be a form of discrimination? Give five points to support your view and share these with the class.

Answer:

All citizens are equal. The constitution aims at providing all equality to all its citizens.

  • We have no right to discriminate any one on the basis of poverty.
  • An illiterate is also a citizen of India. He should not be debarred from voting right on the basis of his illiteracy.
  • Our constitution provides equal voting rights to all its citizens.
  • As ideal citizens we all have to abide by the constitutional provisions. We must honour human dignity and legal provisions.
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What Is Government?

Q 1.

Under which circwnstances a person may approach the court? [V. Imp.]

Q 2.

Why is there a need to control resources and protect the territory of a country?

Q 3.

What do you mean by monarchy?

Q 4.

What do you mean by representative democracies

Q 5.

What does the court do in such situation? ,

Q 6.

How do the government manage so many different things?

Q 7.

What do you understand by the word government'? List five ways in which you think the government effects your daily life.

Q 8.

What was the suffrage movement? What did it accomplish?

Q 9.

What did Gandhiji demand?

Q 10.

List any two functions of the government.

Q 11.

What was the voting system in India before Independence? What ideas did Gandhiji express in the journal Young India about voting system?

Q 12.

What does the government do for the welfare of its citizens? [V. Imp.]

Q 13.

Name two essential features of a democratic government.

Q 14.

What do you mean by universal adult franchise?

Q 15.

Can you say the earliest forms of governments democratic? If not, why?[V. Imp.]

Q 16.

What was itnfair practice in Gandhyi's eyes?

Q 17.

At which three levels does the government work?

Q 18.

Gandhiji strongly believed that every adult in India should be given the right to vote. However, a few people don't share his views. They feel that illiterate people, who are mainly poor, should not be given the right to vote. What do you think? Do you think this would be a form of discrimination? Give five points to support your view and share these with the class.

Q 19.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.

(i) The government works at different levels at the local level, at the level of the state and at the ………… level.
(ii) In a………. the government has to explain its actions and defend its decisions
to the people.
(iii) Women in the UK got the right to vote in the year…………………..
(iv) In India, before Independence, only a small minority was allowed to ………………………
(v)……… are also part of the government.

Q 20.

Name some institutions that are part of the government.

Q 21.

What happens when someone commits a crime?

Q 22.

How is democracy different from monarchy?

Q 23.

Why do you think the government needs to make rules for everyone in the form of laws?