Answers of Quiz 1764 (International Day of Democracy)

1. On 15 September
2. Democracy is a system of government.
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Aristocracy
5. Jamhooriyat
6. Direct, Representative, Parliamentary, Presidential, Hybrid
7. Republic
8. India
9. Greece
10. Cleisthenes
11. In Direct Democracy all eligible citizens have direct & active participation in the political decision making.
12. In Representative Democracy the whole body of eligible citizens remain the sovereign power but political power is exercised indirectly through elected representatives.
13. Islamic Democracy refers to a political ideology that seeks to apply Islamic principles to public policy within a democratic framework.
14. Revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system.
15. Constitution is a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state is acknowledged to be governed.
16. Fascism is a way or organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people & in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government.
17. Rule of Law is the principle that no one is above the law.
18. Referendum or Plebiscite is a type of vote to change the constitution or government of a country.
19. Anarchy is a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
20. Monarchy is a form of government with a monarch (king or queen) at the head.
21. Basic role of civil society is to limit & control the power of the state. If a country is emerging from decades of dictatorship, it also needs to find ways to check, monitor & restrain the power of political leader & state officials.
22. 3 governments (1970-1975, 2002-2007 & 2008-2013)
23. 5th
24. Direct Democracy

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