Revision Notes for Chapter 8 Challenges to Democracy Class 10 Civics
CBSE NCERT Revision Notes1
Broad challenges to democracy
Answer
Foundational challengesÂ
• Some countries had to face the challenge of transition to the democratic style of government.
Challenge of expansion
• Countries which are already democratic face the challenge of expanding it to all social groups and regions.
Deepening of democracy
• It means strengthening those institutions that have people’s participation and control.
• Some countries had to face the challenge of transition to the democratic style of government.
Challenge of expansion
• Countries which are already democratic face the challenge of expanding it to all social groups and regions.
Deepening of democracy
• It means strengthening those institutions that have people’s participation and control.
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Devising ways and means for political reforms in India.
Answer
Reforms
• One way is legal reform, making new laws to ban undesirable things.
Legal changes
• Legal changes sometimes have a counter-productive result.
Democratic reforms
• Democratic reforms are spread or brought about through political practice.Â
• One way is legal reform, making new laws to ban undesirable things.
Legal changes
• Legal changes sometimes have a counter-productive result.
Democratic reforms
• Democratic reforms are spread or brought about through political practice.Â
3
Political funding
Answer
Challenge
• Most of the political parties are dependent on money given by big business houses.
• The worry is that the role of money in politics will reduce whatever little voice the poor have in our democracy.
Reform proposals
• The financial accounts of every political party should be made public.
• There should be state funding of elections. Parties should be given some money by the government to meet their election expenditure.
• Citizens should be encouraged to give more donations to parties and to political workers.
• Most of the political parties are dependent on money given by big business houses.
• The worry is that the role of money in politics will reduce whatever little voice the poor have in our democracy.
Reform proposals
• The financial accounts of every political party should be made public.
• There should be state funding of elections. Parties should be given some money by the government to meet their election expenditure.
• Citizens should be encouraged to give more donations to parties and to political workers.