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G. Answer in one word or phrase :
1. What is the meaning of the word ‘democracy’?

2. What is the form of democracy in which people take part directly?
3. In which year did the Boston Tea Party take place?
4. In which country was the policy of apartheid practised?
5. In which system of power, the powers are divided between the union and the provinces?

6. How many Fundamental Rights have been given by the Constitution of India?
H. Answer the questions in brief :

1. Why did the American Revolution take place?
2. What do you understand by the policy of apartheid?
3. What are the important elements of democracy?
4. How does the Constitution of India give equality to its citizens?

5. How is the decision-making mechanism operated in India?
6. How are differences accommodated in India?

I. Answer the questions in detail :
1. Differentiate between :
(a) Unitary and federal systems of power.

(b) Direct and indirect democracy.
(c) Parliamentary and presidential systems of power.
(d) Democratic and authoritarian systems of power.
2. Write a short note on the American Revolution.

3. Write a short note on the French Revolution.

1. If India was a monarchy instead of a democracy, how would your life be different today?

2. What are the essential conditions for the successful working of a democracy?

Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the US, which ended segregation
in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or
national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement.
First opposed by President, John F. Kennedy, it survived strong opposition from southern members of
Congress and was then signed into law by Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. In subsequent years,
Congress expanded the act and passed additional civil rights legislation such as the Voting Rights Act of
1965.

Why Democracy
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