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