define the following terms
•Universal Adult
Franchise
• Manifesto
•National Parties
•Regional Parties
Answers
1.Universal Adult franchise:
Universal Adult Franchise means that the right to vote should be given to all adult citizens without the discrimination of caste, class, colour, religion or gender. It is based on equality, which is a basic principle of democracy.
2.Manisfesto
A public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.
3.National Parties
National parties are political parties which participate in different elections held all over India. Some of the national parties have their origin even before India's independence.
The oldest national party in India is the Indian National Congress (INC). In was established in 1885 as a pro-British Indian organization. Later on it became the main voice of India's freedom struggle. After India's independence, the British passed the administration of India to the leaders of the Indian National Congress.
4.Regional parties
Regional party implies the party whose area operation is limited and so their activities are restricted to only a few states. On the other hand, national party refers to a political party is a registered party that operates in more than four states of the country and their area of operation extends over the entire country.