Here is some information about four countries. Based on this information how would you classify each of these countries. Write 'democratic ', 'undemocratic 'or 'not sure ' against each of these.
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(a)Country P: The parliament cannot pass a law about the army without the consent of the Chief of Army
(b) Country Q: The parliament cannot pass a law reducing the powers of the judiciary
(c) Country R: The country’s leaders cannot sign any treaty with another country without taking permission from its neighbouring country.
(d) Country S: All the major economic decisions about the country are taken by officials of the central bank which the ministers cannot change.
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(a) undemocratic
(b) democratic
(c) undemocratic
(d) undemocratic
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Country A: Undemocratic. Because in a democratic country, every citizen has voting rights.
Country B: Not sure. In this situation, there are two possibilities, (a) the winning party is dedicatedly working for the development of nation and is popular among the people (b) the winning party has been hampering with the election process and/or results.
Country C: Democratic. There is free and fair elections in the country.
Country D: Undemocratic. Independent election is necessary for conducting free and fair elections in a democratic nation.
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