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What is universal adult franchise?
What is universal adult franchise?
What was required to vote in the earliest forms of government?
What was required to vote in the earliest forms of government?
What did Gandhiji advocate for in the journal Young India in 1931?
What did Gandhiji advocate for in the journal Young India in 1931?
Why were several people shocked before the universal adult franchise was implemented?
Why were several people shocked before the universal adult franchise was implemented?
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What practice did Gandhiji and others find unfair regarding voting before independence?
What practice did Gandhiji and others find unfair regarding voting before independence?
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In Gandhiji's view, who should NOT be excluded from voting?
In Gandhiji's view, who should NOT be excluded from voting?
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Which group was specifically mentioned as historically excluded from voting?
Which group was specifically mentioned as historically excluded from voting?
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What was Gandhiji's view on the relationship between wealth and voting rights?
What was Gandhiji's view on the relationship between wealth and voting rights?
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Who governed the country in the earliest forms of government?
Who governed the country in the earliest forms of government?
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What method is used in rural areas to ensure a person casts only one vote?
What method is used in rural areas to ensure a person casts only one vote?
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Study Notes
What is Government?
- A government is an essential part of every country, making decisions and getting things done for the benefit of its citizens.
- Governments perform a wide range of activities, such as:
- Protecting rights of unorganized workers
- Tackling floods
- Controlling prices of essential commodities like onions
- Fixing the number of judges in the Supreme Court
- Revamping coal and power sectors
- Declaring villages as scarcity-hit areas
Roles and Responsibilities
- Governments make decisions about:
- Building roads and schools
- Reducing prices of essential commodities
- Increasing supply of electricity
- Helping the poor through various programs
- Running postal and railway services
- Protecting the country's boundaries and maintaining peaceful relations with other countries
- Ensuring citizens have enough to eat and good health facilities
- Organizing aid and assistance during natural disasters
Levels of Government
- Governments work at different levels:
- Local level (in your locality, village, or town)
- State level (entire state)
- National level (entire country)
Institutions that are Part of the Government
- Examples include:
- The Supreme Court
- Indian Railways
- Bharat Petroleum
Laws and the Government
- Governments make laws that everyone in the country must follow.
- The government has the power to enforce its decisions.
- Examples of laws include:
- Requiring a license to drive a motor vehicle
- Citizens can take action if they feel a law is not being followed.
Types of Government
- Democracies: power to make decisions and enforce laws comes from the people, who elect representatives through elections.
- Monarchies: power to make decisions and run the government rests with the monarch (king or queen).
Democracy
- A system where people are involved in the process of government.
- Recognized for the right of people to have a say in how they are governed.
- Democratic governments:
- Result of a long achievement in the world.
- People have struggled for the right to participate in decisions about how they live, work, and interact with each other.
- Closely related to the rule of law.
- Power of the government is limited, and representatives are selected by people through an election process.
- Examples of democratic milestones include:
- Women's right to vote:
- New Zealand (1893)
- UK (1918)
- US (1920)
- Universal adult franchise: all adults in the country are allowed to vote.
- Gandhiji's advocacy for universal adult franchise in India before Independence.
- Women's right to vote:
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Learn about the role of government in our lives, its functions, and types of governments such as monarchies and democracies.
