PPT_Political Science - II - Unit 1 - Federal Form of Govt.ppt

1. Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies & School of Law
Plot No. OCF, Sector A-8, Narela, New Delhi – 110040
(Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Approved by Govt of NCT of Delhi & Bar Council of India)
SEMESTER: THIRD
BALLB
NAME OF SUBJECT: POLITICAL SCIENCE-I
UNIT-I
TOPIC: DEMOCRACY
FACULTY NAME: MR. VIVEK TRIPATHI
(Assistant Professor)

2. DEMOCRACY
• The term “Democracy” first appeared in ancient Greek
politics and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens.
• Democracy is a system of running organizations, businesses,
and groups in which each member is entitled to vote and take
part in decisions.
• Democracy is the form of government in which citizens vote
directly in or elect representatives to form a governing body,
sometimes called “rule of the majority”

3. MEANING & DEFINITION
• Democracy is a system of government in which people choose
their rulers by voting for them in elections.
• A democracy is a country in which the people choose their
government by voting for it.
• According to Hall,
“ Democracy is that form of political organization in which
public opinion has control. ”

4. MEANING & DEFINITION
• According to Sir John Seeley, “Democracy is the government
in which everyone has a share.”
• According to Prof. MacIver, “Democracy is not the way of
governing whether by way of majority or otherwise, but
primarily a way of determining who shall govern and to what
ends.”

5. NATURE OF DEMOCRACY
• Democracy is an institutional arrangement which ensures free participation of the
people.
• Freedom of choice is the fundamental principle of democracy.
• The government is responsible and accountable to the people.
• There is an independent judiciary.
• The government guarantees and protects the rights of the people.

6. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
• Democracy is based on the spirit of tolerance.
• It believes in persuasion rather than coercion.
• Democracy upload the dignity of each individual.
• It is rule of majority where minority enjoy equal
rights.
• It is based on the principle of consent and consensus.
• Democracy aims at the welfare of the entire society.

7. THANK YOU