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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 Democracy3 Marks
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How is ‘democratic government’ a ‘legitimate government’? Explain with examples.
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Answer

Democractic Government known as legitimate government:
  1. Democracy produce a government that follows and is accountable to the people.
  2. It provides mechanism for citizens to hold the government accountable and allows citizens to take part in decision making whenever they think fit.
  3. If you wanted to measure democracies on the basis of this expected outcome you would look for the following practices and institutions regular free and fair election, open public debate on major policies.

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