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CBSE - Civics - What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

Short Answer Type

“Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens.”Explain. 

1. Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens.

2. Democracy is based on the principle of political equality, on recognizing that the poorest and the least educated have the same status as the rich and the educated.

3.  People are not subjected of a ruler, they are the rulers themselves.

4. All the citizens are equal before law.

5. Democracies have provided opportunities to women to get equal treatment. 

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