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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Civics Solutions Term 3 Chapter 1 Democracy
Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Democracy Textual Evaluation
I. Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
Early man settled near________and practiced agriculture.
(a) plains
(b) bank of rivers
(c) mountains
(d) hills
Answer:
(b) bank of rivers
Question 2.
The birth place of democracy is ………………..
(a) China
(b) America
(c) Greece
(d) Rome
Answer:
(c) Greece
Question 3.
________ is celebrated as the International Democracy Day.
(a) September 15
(b) October 15
(c) November 15
(d) December 15
Answer:
(a) September 15
Question 4.
Who has the right to work in a direct Democracy?
(a) Men
(b) Women
(c) Representatives
d) All eligible voters
Answer:
(d) All eligible voters
II. Fill in the blanks :
- Direct Democracy is practiced in ________
- The definition of democracy is defined by________
- People choose their representatives by giving their________
- In our country________democracy is in practice.
Answer:
- Switzerland
- Abraham Lincoln
- Votes
- Representative
III. Answer the following :
Question 1.
What is Democracy?
Answer:
Democracy is Government of the people by the people for the people
Question 2.
What are the types of democracy?
Answer:
Direct democracy and Representative democracy
Question 3.
Define Direct Democracy.
Answer:
Direct democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
Question 4.
Define: Representative Democracy
Answer:
Representative democracy is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people.
Question 5.
What are the salient features of our constitution that you have understood?
Answer:
- Our constitution defines.
- The political principles
- Structure of government institutions.
- Methods to follow these rules and regulations
- The powers and responsibilities
- It fixes the Rights and Duties and the Directive Principles of the citizens.
IV. HOTS:
Question 1.
Compare and contrast direct democracy and representative democracy.
a. Direct Democracy Vs Representative Democracy :
Answer:
(i) A direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of government wherein the citizens have a direct say in the formation of laws and issues that affect them. In a representative democracy form of government, the citizens vote for or elect a representative to represent them in Congress or Senate.
(ii) In a direct democracy the decisions are always upheld. In a representative democracy, the representative may or may not consider their decisions and act on his own.
(iii) Direct democracy in suitable for small communities or countries while most countries with large population opt for a representative government.
(iv) In a direct democracy, citizens are more actively involved in their government. The citizens of a representative democracy often let their representatives decide on issues for them.
VI. Activity:
Question 1.
Discuss the merits and demerits of democracy.
Answer:
Merits:
- A democratic government is the better form of government
- It improves the quality of decision making
- Enhances the dignity of citizens.
- Democracy allows us to correct our mistakes.
Demerits:
- Leaders keep on changing this leads to instability.
- No scope for Morality
- Democracy leads the delay in decision making
- Leads to corruption.
HOTS
Question 1.
Is it possible to practise Direct Democracy in India?
Answer:
- Direct democracy is not possible in India, because of its large population. It is not possible to sit together and make decisions.
- All Indians are not literate. So India has representative democracy.
- India cannot practice direct democracy. Some people might lack interest in decision making process. Unavailability of proper resources, heavy work load might cause the whole system to slow down.
Samacheer Kalvi 6th Social Science Democracy Additional Questions
I. Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
In a direct democracy the politicians only rule over ______
(a) Parliamentary procedure
(b) Group decision
(c) Single man’s ideas
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) Parliamentary procedure
Question 2.
The Earliest written constitution still in effect is ………………
(a) Greek Democracy
(b) Sanmerinos Democracy
(c) Roman Democracy
Answer:
(b)Sanmerinos Democracy
Question 3.
In India we follow representative democracy because
(a) People like it
(b) Vast population
(c) Financially weak
(d) Do not have enough resources
Answer:
(b) Vast Population
Question 4.
In a Direct Democracy, only the ……………… can make laws
(a) President
(b) Prime minister
(c) Citizens
Answer:
(c) Citizens
Question 5.
A Law and order is maintained in India by the
(a) Parliament
(b) Ministers
(c) Constitution
(d) Assembly
Answer:
(c) Constitution
Question 6.
Chief architect of Indian Constitution is
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Rajaji
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Patel
Answer:
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambekar
Question 7.
Indian constitution defines
(a) Political Principles
(b) Rules and Regulations
(c) Directive Principles
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these
Question 8
In a democracy the power is vested in the hands of the
(a) Ministers
(b) Parliament
(d) Supreme Court
(c) People
Answer:
(c) People
II. Fill in the blanks:
- In the beginning, the early men were ________
- India adopted democracy after it achieved its ________
- Representative democracy is also known as ________
- In India we follow parliamentary________
- Indian constitution ensures freedom, equality and to everyone ________
- Indian constitution was drafted by the ________ committee
- The first among the democratic countries of the world is ________
- The first country to allow women to vote is ________
- In India, all the people above ________ years of age enjoy Universal Adult Franchise.
- One of our leaders who insisted on voting rights was ________
Answer:
- hunters
- Independence
- Indirect democracy
- Democracy
- Justice
- Drafting
- India
- New Zealand
- 18
- Mahatma Gandhi
III. Answer the following questions :
Question 1.
How were the empires formed?
Answer:
- When man lived in groups, tribes were formed.
- The victorious tribes formed kingdoms by uniting the other tribal groups.
- These kingdoms later integrated to form empires.
Question 2.
What is an Election?
Answer:
A process by which a representative is chosen is called election.
Question 3.
Mention the two types of representative democracy,
Answer:
Representative democracy can be either Parliamentary democracy as followed in India and England or Presidential democracy as followed in the USA and Canada.
Question 4.
What is meant by democratic decision making?
Answer:
- In the system of democracy, the power to make decisions does not lie with the head.
- On the contrary, a group holds the power but adheres to the rules and regulations.
- All the members of the group hold open discussions and take final decisions only when everyone is convinced. .
- This is called a democratic way of decision making.
Question 5
Mention the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution,
Answer:
- Indian Constitution was drafted by the Drafting Committee of the Constitution Assembly.
- It was headed by Dr. B.R. Ambadkar.
- That is why we call him the Chief architect of our constitution.
Question 6.
Explain the aims of democracy.
Answer:
- In a democracy the power is vested in the hands of the people.
- For that the people should have rights to take decisions.
- So the representative government elected by the people to form a democratic system, all those above the age of 18 are given voting rights to elect representatives.
- At the same time the representatives have the responsibility to protect the welfare
Questions 7.
When did the women get voting rights in the world?
Answer:
- New Zealand was the first country to allow women to vote in 1893.
- Voting rights to women were given in 1918 and 1920 in the UK and USA respectively.