IV. Give short answers to the following questions.
1. What is meant by Democracy?
2. How did Abraham Lincoln define Democracy?
3. What is the difference between Absolute Monarchy and Constitutional Monarchy
4. What is a secular state?
5. What does Equality mean?
Answers
Explanation:
1 The word democracy itself means rule by the people. A democracy is a system where people can change their rulers in a peaceful manner and the government is given the right to rule because the people say it may.
2 Democracy as defined by Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the USA, is government of the people for the people and by the people. ... A government that does not stand for first and foremost the interest of the people is not democratic.
3 In the absolute monarchy, the king or queen rules with absolute and total power whereas in a constitutional monarchy the king or queen has limited powers since they rule along with a parliament or a governing body. ... In the absolute monarchy, the monarch gains powers either through heredity or marriage.
4 A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion.
5 Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents.
Answer:
1. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
2. democracy as defined by Abraham Lincoln,the sixteenth president of usa, is government of the people for the people and by the people.
3. in the absolute monarchy, the king or queen rules with absolute and total power whereas in a constitutional monarchy the king or queen has limited powers since they rule along with a parliament or a government body.
4. a secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion.
5. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.