Characteristics of Democracy: Outcomes of Democracy – Class 10
Characteristics of Democracy: Political democracy means the political equality of the citizens. It means government by the people.
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National Party: 6 Major Parties – Symbols and Importance – Class 10
NATIONAL PARTY All the political parties have to register themselves with the Election Commission of India. Some special facilities are given to the large and established parties. They have a unique symbol that is recognized by the election commission. They can use the unique symbol as a sign of their political party. Parties that have … Read more
State Parties or Regional Parties: Political Parties – Class 10
Parties that work for a particular region or a state and are popular there alone are called regional parties. Learn more in the blog.
Popular Struggles and Movements: Bolivia & Nepal and The Conclusion
Popular Struggles and Movements Let us learn about the popular struggles and movements in Bolivia and Nepal. Popular Struggles and Movements: Struggle In Bolivia Latin America is blessed with an abundance of freshwater. The region contains four of the world’s 25 largest rivers. Bolivia is a poor country in Latin America. The World Bank pressurized … Read more
Pressure Groups: Difference Between a Pressure Group and a Political Party
What is a Pressure Group/Interest Group? A pressure group is an organized or unorganized body that promotes its particular interests within society. They exert influence on public officials and agencies for their interests. They direct their efforts towards influencing the government policies and forming public opinion. They do not aim to share political power. These … Read more
What is a Movement? Popular Struggles and Movements – Class 10
What is a Movement? What is its Chief Features? Movements are loose organizations that are spontaneous and end when the aim is achieved. No doubt, they also try to influence politics rather than directly taking part in the electoral process. Like a pressure group a movement also seeks to exert influence on the policies of … Read more
Interest Groups: What are Public Interest Groups? – Class 10
What are Interest Groups? An interest group is a group that seeks to encourage or prevent changes in the country’s policies without getting elected. They either work to promote a particular policy of the government or protest against the policy of the government depending on their interests. Thus pressure groups or interest groups are those … Read more
Democratic Participation: Direct and Indirect – Class 10
Types of participation in democracy Democracy calls for involving every citizen in the decision-making process. In a democracy, every citizen chooses their representative through the process of elections. The elected representatives make policies on the behalf of the people. Sometimes the people like the policies and favor them and at other times people don’t approve … Read more
Jan Lok Pal Bill Movement: Popular Struggles and Movements – Class 10
Jan Lok pal bill Movement Let us study about Jan Lok pal bill movement, a very popular movement that started to pass the Jan Lok pal bill in the parliament. The word Lokpal has been derived from the Sanskrit words “Lok” meaning People and “pala” meaning caretaker. Therefore, the word Lokpal means “caretaker of people”. … Read more
When Does a Social Difference Become a Social Division? – Class 10
When does a Social Difference become a social Division? A social difference means the difference in a group of people due to their race, religion, language, or culture. It becomes a social division when some social differences are joined by another set of social differences. In other words, when two or more social differences join … Read more