Question

Each of these statements contains a democratic and an undemocratic element. Write out the two separately for each statement. 

(a) A minister said that some laws have to be passed by the parliament in order to conform to the regulations decided by the World Trade Organisation.

(b) The Election Commission ordered re-polling in a constituency where large scale rigging was reported.

(c) Women’s representation in the parliament has never reached 10 per cent. This led women’s organisations to demand one-third seats for women. 

Answer 1

(a) The fact that the laws need to be passed by the parliament is democratic, while conformation to the WTO regulations is undemocratic.

(b) Re-polling is democratic, while rigging is undemocratic

(c) Poor level of women’s representation is undemocratic, while the demand for onethird seats is democratic.