KEY ELEMENTS OF A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER - 4
POLITY CLASS-VI
Participation
➤People participate with the government by voting for them.
➤People elect leaders to represent them through voting. These representatives take decisions on behalf of the people.
➤All governments are elected for fixed periods. The Government in India is elected for a period of five years.
➤The power of the government gets limited by regular elections.
➤Therefore, when people want to change the government, they can change it by voting.
➤There are many ways in which people express their views and make governments understand what actions they should take such as dharnas, rallies, strikes, signature campaigns, etc.
➤Newspapers, magazines, and TV also play a role in discussing government issues and responsibilities.
➤Members of the minority community, Dalits, Adivasis,women, and others often participate by organising themselves into social movements that seek to challenge the government and its functioning.
Equality and Justice
➤Equality and Justice are inseparable, and it is one of the important features of a democratic government.
➤Justice can only be achieved when people are treated equally.
➤The government makes special provisions for backward groups within society that are unequal so that they can be treated equally and can get justice.
