Decision-Making and Government Preferences

Discuss 1. Do you think it is important for people to be involved in decisions that affect them. Give two reasons for your answer. 2. Which type of government would you prefer to have in the place you live in. Why. 3. Which of the statements below is correct. Correct those sentences that you think need correction. a. In a ______ the country’s citizens are allowed to elect whomever they want. b. In a ______ a king has absolute powers to rule the country. c. In a ______ people can raise questions about the decisions the monarch takes. Democratic Governments India is a democracy. This achievement is the result of a long and eventful struggle of the Indian people. There are other places in the world where people have also struggled to have democracies. You now know that the main feature of a democracy is that the people have the power to elect their leaders. So in a sense a democracy is rule by the people. The basic idea is that people rule themselves by participating in the making.

In a monarchy the country’s citizens are allowed to elect whomever they want.

In a democracy a king has absolute powers to rule the country.

In a monarchy people can raise questions about the decisions the monarch takes.

Democratic Governments India is a democracy.