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B. Fill in the blanks :

1. The _____________________ is the highest court of the country.
2. _____________________ is the main function of the government.
3. _____________________ are the most powerful forms of government in the world.
4. Dictatorship is an _____________________ of democracy.

5. India is a _____________________ country.

C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false :
1. Executive consists of the President, and the Prime Minister.

2. In India, every citizen has equal political rights.
3. The government manages a system of justice.

4. The Civil Court is the highest court in a state.
5. Democracy is the most popular form of government in the world.
D. Define the following terms :

1. Government

2. Universal Adult Franchise
3. Monarchy
4. Dictatorship

5. Suffragette

E. Answer these Questions :
1. What is a government?

2. Why do we need a government?
3. Differentiate between a Monarchy and a Democracy.
4. Name the different types of government.

5. How are democratic governments more accountable to the people?

Life Skills and Value (Activity)

• Collect the symbols and manifestos of different political parties of India.
• Make charts, posters, etc depicting various aspects of the democratic way of life.

• Just Imagine You are the head of the election committee of your school. Make arrangements to
conduct free and fair elections for the school student’s council.

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