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Unit 3 Ch 7 : Outcomes of Democracy — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 3 Ch 7 : Outcomes of Democracy5 Marks
Question
What is the issue in which democracies have failed?
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Answer

Democratic form of government has been questioned on many fronts. There are number of flaws associated with it, the biggest however could be:
  1. Democracy is all about numbers, it gives more importance to quantity than quality. In order to form the government, political parties try to muster support, so as to get maximum support and to have numbers by their side. Thus, they exploit social divisions, like caste, religion for narrow political gains and use muscle and money power to come to power.
  2. Democratic governments are characterized by political instability, if the government loses majority it falls.
  3. Its a form of government which involves delays, red tapism , corruption in the decision making process.
  4. It is associated with slow economic growth, it has failed to counter poverty, to reduce economic disparities.

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