The Importance of Elections in Democracies Quiz

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What is the mechanism by which people can choose their representatives at regular intervals and change them whenever they want to called?

election

How many countries in the world have elections to choose people’s representatives?

more than 100

What are the minimum conditions of a democratic election?

Everyone should be able to choose their own representative, parties and candidates should be free to contest elections and should offer some real choice to the voters, elections must be held regularly after every few years, the candidate preferred by the people should get elected, elections should be conducted in a free and fair manner where people can choose as they really wish.

What choices can voters make in an election?

<p>They can choose who will make laws for them, who will form the government and take major decisions, and the party whose policies will guide the government and law making.</p> Signup and view all the answers