This PowerPoint presentation summarizes democracy and its various aspects. It discusses that in a democracy, supreme power lies with the people, who exercise it directly or indirectly through elected representatives. It also outlines the characteristics of democracy, including sovereignty of the people, liberty, equality, and rule of law. The presentation then differentiates between direct democracy, where people directly participate in administration, and representative democracy, where people elect representatives. It notes benefits and limitations of both forms of rule. Finally, it lists necessary conditions for a successful democracy like an educated populace, independent judiciary, and rule of law.

1. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON
DEMOCRACY
SANJEEV ADGOTRA (SS CAFÉ
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2. DEMOCRACY
In democracy supreme power is in the hands of
people who exercise this power either directly or
indirectly, thought the elected representatives who
responsible to the people

3. VARIOUS ASPECTS OF DEMOCRACY
 Democratic state
 Democratic government
 Democratic society
 Democratic economic order
 Democratic way of life

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRACY
 Sovereignty with the people
 State and government are considered means
 Faith in the rationality of man
 Liberty
 Equality
 Fraternity
 Provision of fundamental rights
 Independent and impartial judiciary
 Rule of majority

5.  Respect of public opinion
 Faith in peaceful and constitutional methods
 Freedom to form opposition parties
 Open competition for political power
 Periodic elections
 Independent means of propaganda
 Rule of law
 Decentralization of power
 Pluralistic character nof society

6. KINDS OF DEMOCRACY
Direct democracy-: in direct democracy people
take direct part in the administration of the state. In
modern time direct democracy is prevalant only in five
cantons of Switerzerland. But in other few states also
there are some characteristics of direct democracy.

7. CHARACTERISTICS OF
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
 The primary assemblies or
landsgemeinde
 Referendum
1. Compulsory referendum
2. Optional; referendum
 Initiative
1. Formulated
2. Unformulated
 Plebiscite
 Right to recall

8. MERITS OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY
 Based on popular sovereignty
 Best method to know public opinion
 Close relationship between the voters and the
legislature
 People get political education
 Laws are better obeyed
 Check over legislatures
 Best method to resolve the dead lock between
two houses of legislature
 Proper protection of the interests of the people
 It minimise the bad effects of political parties
 No fear of revolution

9. DEMERITS OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY
 It lowers the prestige of legislature
 Common man is not competent to make law
 Hindrance in the way of progressive legislation
 It is an expensive system
 Causes delay in the passing of laws
 Referendum is a not a sound way to know the public
opinion
 Defect of political parties
 Indifferent attitude of the people

10. MERIT OF DEMOCRACY
 Government is based on the will and consent of the
people
 The government seeks the welfare of all
 Administration is good and responsible
 People get political education
 Government is based on liberty, equality and
fraternity
 In this government there is less possibility of
revolution

11.  It promotes patriotism
 It bring efficiency in the administration
 Social economic and political reforms
 It brings the spirit of unity among the people
 Proper opportunities for the development of man
 Protection of the rights and liberties of the people
 This government is based on public oppinion

12. DEMERITS OF DEMOCRACY
 More importance to quantity than quality
 It is based on the principle of unnatural equality
 It is cult of incompetence
 Dominance of bureaucracy
 It is expensive government
 Unstable government
 Bad effects of political parties

13.  Dictatorship of the majority
 It lowers the moral standard of people
 It is not government of all
 It is the government of rich
 Weak government during emergency
 Politics becomes a profession
 It weakens national unity
 Indifferent attitude of voters

14. NECESSARY CONDITIONS FOR
THE SUCCESS OF
DEMOCRACY
 Eternal vigilance
 Educated and intelligent citizens
 High moral character of people
 Economic quality and prosperity
 Social equality
 Independent and impartial judiciary
 Free and honest press
 Well-organised political parties
 Good constitution

15.  Able leadership
 Peace and order
 Co-operation and toleration
 Local self government
 Decentralization of powers
 Free and fair elections
 Rule of law and civil liberties
 Public supremacy over military
 Proper representation to minorities
 Honest and efficient bureaucracy

16. CONCLUSION
 After discuss the above, points of democracy, we
come to know that the democracy form of
government is the best form of the government in
which the country will develop to the great
developed country of the world, the country where
there is equal rights for all mankind, abundance of
 food, availability of shelter and other necessaries of
life, the country where is the rule of law and the rule
of the poor people of the country. If these countries
with democratic form of government, full fill the
above requirements of the life, than this nation will
become a developed nation of the world.