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Political Parties
“Political parties are a necessary condition for a democracy”. Analyse the statement with examples.
Political parties are a necessary condition for a democracy for the reasons mentioned below:
i. When societies develop, expand and become more complex in terms of social, economic and political relations, they need political parties to sustain governance.
ii. Political parties tend to provide the base on which the praxis of government is built.
iii. Political parties gather public views on various important issues, articulate them and then present them to the government, which is what democracy is.
iv. Parties bring various representatives together, support or restrain government and its apparatus, develop policies, justify or oppose them in the public domain depending on their political ideology.
v. Parties which fail to form the government form the opposition and monitor the actions of the ruling party, thereby preventing the misuse or abuse of limits
imposed by the Constitution.
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Consider the following statements on parties:
A. Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people.
B. Parties are often rocked by scandals involving top party leaders.
C. Parties are not necessary to run governments.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
Partisan means
Multi-party system advocates
A. The political parties which govern the country
B. The government is formed by various parties coming together
C. Does not permit free competition for power
D. This system allows a variety of interests and opinions to enjoy political representation
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of a political party?
The law that says if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in the legislature, is
Which of the following pairs is not correct?
Which one of the following is NOT a function of political parties?
Which of the following is the most visible institution in a democracy?
A group of people who came close to each other to contest election and hold power is known as _________.
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