Question

5 What distinguishes democracy from other forms of government?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) Other forms of governments like monarchy, dictatorship or one-party rule do not require all citizens to take part in politics. In fact, most undemocratic governments would like citizens not to take part in politics.

(ii) But democracy depends on active political participation by all the citizens.

(iii) In a democratic set-up the fate of the country depends not just on what the rulers do, but mainly on what its citizens do.

Answer 2

Answer:

democracy unlike other forms of government believes in political process and people have a significant role to play in democracy when compared to other non_ democratic form of government.