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Initially our constitution granted right to vote to all citizens, who were not less than 21 years
of age. It went on like this upto 1989 when the age was reduced from 21 years to 18 years.
Elsewhere in the world in Europe and USA, women and the poor had to struggle for their
voting right. Women had to launch a movement for it, which is called suffrage movement.
The women participated in this movement were called suffragettes. They demanded
the right to vote for all women. During their
struggle, they went on hunger strikes and
sometimes chained themselves to railing in Suffrage movement was popular
public places. Ultimately, women in the USA in Britain under the leadership of
and the UK were granted voting right in 1920 Emmeline Pankhurst.
and 1928 respectively.
Now I Know :
The main functions of the government are to remove poverty, unemployment, discrimination, maintain the situa-
tion of law and order, etc.
There are three organs of government : Legislative, Executive and Judiciary. They work together to run a nation.
The three main types of government are : (a) Monarchy (b) Dictatorship (c) Democratic.
There are three levels of Government — Central Government, State Government and Local Government.
Democratic government is the most popular government in the world.
A person who has attained the age of 18 years and is citizen of India, has the right to vote.
Suffragettes were popular in USA and Europe.
(Assessment of Learning Outcome)
A. Tick () the correct option :
1. The law making body of the government is the:
(a) Legislative (b) Judiciary
(c) Executive (d) None of these
2. The organ of the government which protects people against unjust rule is:
(a) Executive (b) Legislative
(c) Judiciary (d) Executive and Judiciary
3. In an democracy, Government is formed by the:
(a) common people (b) king
(c) queen (d) none of these
4. A movement started by women to get the right to vote is:
(a) Suffrage (b) Universal Adult Franchise
(c) Suffrage and Suffragette (d) Suffragette
5. The word ‘Democracy’ is derived from a:
(a) Spanish word (b) Greek word
(c) German word (d) None of these
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