Gandhiji strongly believed that every adult in India should be given the right to vote. However, a lot of people don't share his views. Many feel that illiterate people, who are mainly poor, should not be given the right to vote. What do you think? Do you think this would be a form of discrimination? Give five points to support your view and share these with the class.
Look at the newspaper headlines above (See NCERT Texbook Page 27 for newspaper writings) and list the different kinds of activities that the government is reported to be doing in these newspaper headlines.
Look at the statements in the column on the left. Can you identify which level they belong to? Place tick marks against the level you consider most appropriate.
(i) The decision of the Indian government to maintain peaceful relations with Russia.
(ii) The decision of the West Bengal Government on whether to have Board exam in Class 8 for all government schools.
{iii) Introduction of two new train connections between Jammu and Bhubaneswar.
(iv) The decision to locate a common well in a particular area of the village.
(v) Pecision to construct a big children's park in Patna.
(vi) The decision of the Haryana government to provide free electricity for all farmers.
(vii) Introduction of a new 1000 rupee note.
Which of the statements below is correct? Correct those sentences that you think need correction.
(a) In a monarchy the country's citizens are allowed to elect whomever they want.
(b) In a democracy a king has absolute powers to rule the country.
(c) In a monarchy, people can raise questions about the decisions the monarch takes.