Electoral Politics — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

When does election campaigning start in our country?

What happened in Kosovo (Albania) in 1999?

Mention the groups that joined the African National Congress.

You visited an electoral booth and viewed malpractices being used to win the election. Can these malpractices be stopped? Give reasons.

The table below gives the proportion of different communities among the candidates who won elections to the US Congress. Compare these to the proportion of these communities in the population of the US. Based on this, would you suggest a system of reservations in the US Congress? If yes, why and for which communities? If no, why not?

	House of Representatives	Population of US
Blacks	8	13
Hispanics	5	13
Whites	86	70

Describe three weaknesses of democracy observed in India.

Why do democratic governments insist on political institutions?

Arun was not in class when this chapter was being taught. He came the next day and repeated what he had heard from his father. Can you tell Ramesh what is wrong with these statements?
Only graduates should be allowed to stand as candidates for elections.

“Years ago, writing in his magazine Young India in 1931, Mahatma Gandhi had spelt out what he wanted the Indian constitution to do.”
Answer the following questions from above statement:

1. What was Gandhiji's dream for India?
2. Mention two evils from which Gandhiji wanted to keep away his dream India.
3. What did Gandhiji want for the Indian women?

Why does the political executive have more power than the non-political executive?

OR

Why is the minister more powerful than the civil servant?