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In an imaginary country called Happy land, the people overthrew the foreign ruler and brought back the old royal family. They said: "After all their ancestors were our kings before foreigners started ruling us. It is good that we have one strong ruler, who can help us become rich and powerful". When someone talked about democracy the wise men said it is a foreign idea. Their struggle was lo throw the foreigners and their ideas out of the country. When someone demanded freedom for the media, the elders thought that too much criticism of the ruler would not help them improve their living standards. '"After all. the king is so kind and interested in the welfare of all the subjects. Why create problems for him? Don't we all want to be happy?? After reading the above passage, Chaman, Champa and Chandru made the following observations: What is your opinion about each of these statements?  What do you think about the form of government in this country?  

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 (a) A monarchy is not a democracy because the ruler has not been elected. (b) Champa's views are correct. (c) It remains to be seen how long they are happy when all their rights are taken away by the nil (d) It is not a democracy because the people are not given their freedom and the king s power supreme. The media is muzzled and dissent is not tolerated.