Here is some information about the four countries. Based on this information, how would you classify each of these countries? Write ‘democratic’, ‘undemocratic’ or ‘not sure’ against each of these.
- Country A: People who do not accept the country’s official religion do not have a right to vote.
- Country B: The same party has been winning elections for the last twenty years.
- Country C: Ruling party has lost in the last three elections.
- Country D: There is no independent election commission.
Answer :
Let’s check all the parts:
- Country A : People who do not accept the country’s official religion do not have a right to vote. This is an undemocratic country because, in a democracy, people are not discriminated against based on religion
- Country B : The same party has been winning elections for the last twenty years. We are not sure because, in a democratic country, there can be some party that has elections using free and fair trials and it can be undemocratic as there can be a single party ruling over citizens for twenty years. This form is called dictatorship.
- Country C: The ruling party has lost in the last three elections. This is a democratic country because to prevent any party from monopolizing power, there must be other parties to compete with.
- Country D : There is no independent election commission. This is an undemocratic country because there is no election commission to hold any ruling party accountable for its action.
