DEMOCRACY
Desirable Features
Forms
Presidential
Parliamentary
Key Pillars
Resolution of Conflict
Equality and Justice
People's Participation
Essential Features
Elected representatives hold and exercise power
Government's actions are regulated and limited by the rights of citizens
Free and fair elections
Independent institution that regulates elections
One vote one value
Universal Adult Franchise
Election Commission of India
"Real" choise
Multi-party system
Equality
Political
Social
Economic
Power sharing
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Why is democracy the best form of governance?
Is democracy satisfactory?
Is democracy unsatisfactory?
Challenges faced by democracy
Reforms required by democracy
Inter govt Federalism, i.e., vertical power sharing
Intra- govt Horizontal power sharing
Power sharing between different social groups
Power sharing by pressure groups and movements
power sharing by political parties
Elections
Pressure groups
Movements
Single section pressure groups
Collective pressure groups