Question

Consider the following facts about a country and decide if you would call it a democracy. Give reasons to support your decision.
(a) All the citizens of the country have right to vote Elections are held regularly.
(b) The country took loan from international agencies. One of the conditions for given loan was that the government would reduce its expenses on education and health.
(c) People speak more than seven languages but education is available only in one language, the language spoken by 52 percent people of the country.
(d) Several organisations have given a call for peaceful demonstrations and nation wide strikes in the country to oppose these policies. Government has arrested these leaders.
(e) The government owns the radio and television in the country. All the newspapers have to get permission from the government to publish any news about government’s policies and protests.

Answer 1

Answer:

The above described countri is nit democratic, instead, I can term it as an authoritarian government.

Explanation:

• The country has got its media restricted and hence are curtailing the citizens from information access.
• The country has got no freedom of expression since the leaders who try to question the moves of the government are punished.
• The language that the people are forced to use as the national language is not qualified to be a national language.