Question

democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting dignity and freedom of the individual.

1. do you agree with the above statement? why?

2. describe how the value of dignity and freedom of individual are maintained in a democracy.

Answer 1

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(i) Yes. Democracy promotes dignity and freedom of the individual. The passion for respect and freedom are the basis of democracy. Democracies throughout the world have recognised this, at least in principle. This has been achieved in various degrees in various democracies. Even in societies which have been built for long on the basis of subordination and domination and are now democracies has accepted that all individuals are equals. The exampr are European societies and Indian society. There was a time when right to vote was given on the basis of status in the society or to tax payers only but now with the establishment of democracies, universal adult franchise is followed in most of the democratic countries.

(ii) The values of dignity and freedom of individual are maintained in a democracy. Take the example of depressed classes in India. They were discriminated for a long time but now after independence, the “untouchability” has been abolished under the Constitution. Right to equality has been granted to all citizens without any discrimination on account of caste, creed or religion.
Similarly, equal treatment of women has been recognised in a democracy. Although women are in practice, not treated with respect and there are cases of rapes, but it has become easier for women to wage a struggle against what is now unacceptable legally and morally. It is this recognition that makes ordinary citizens value their democratic rights.

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Answer 2

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♧According to American political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: a political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; the active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; protection of the human rights of all citizens; a rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.

The term appeared in the 5th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states, notably Athens, to mean "rule of the people", in contrast to aristocracy (ἀριστοκρατία, aristokratía), meaning "rule of an elite". While theoretically these definitions are in opposition, in practice the distinction has been blurred historically.The political system of Classical Athens, for example, granted democratic citizenship to free men and excluded slaves and women from political participation. In virtually all democratic governments throughout ancient and modern history, democratic citizenship consisted of an elite class, until full enfranchisement was won for all adult citizens in most modern democracies through the suffragemovements of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Democracy contrasts with forms of government where power is either held by an individual, as in an absolute monarchy, or where power is held by a small number of individuals, as in an oligarchy. Nevertheless, these oppositions, inherited from Greek philosophy,are now ambiguous because contemporary governments have mixed democratic, oligarchic and monarchic elements. Karl Popperdefined democracy in contrast to dictatorship or tyranny, thus focusing on opportunities for the people to control their leaders and to oust them without the need for a revolution.


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