Why is participation of people necessary in a democracy?
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a. People's participation forms the bedrock of a Democratic society.
b. Democracy as a system is based on the consent of the people.
c. It is to be understood that the term democracy has been derived from two Greek words demos which means people and Kratos which means power, thus it implies power to the people.
d. In the modern sense, we follow representative form of democracy, where people elect their representatives through means of elections, who in turn make laws for them.
e. People's participation is important to elect the representatives.
f. It is crucial to ensure government is based on popular consent and runs as per rule of law.
g.Democracy calls for alert and active citizenry which goes beyond voting, peoples' participation prevents government from becoming tyrannical.
h. It also allows people to smooth change the government by means of elections of they are not satisfied with the existing one
i. It ensures government caters to the needs and interest of the people
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a. People's participation forms the bedrock of a Democratic society.
b. Democracy as a system is based on the consent of the people.
c. It is to be understood that the term democracy has been derived from two Greek words demos which means people and Kratos which means power, thus it implies power to the people.
d. In the modern sense, we follow representative form of democracy, where people elect their representatives through means of elections, who in turn make laws for them.
e. People's participation is important to elect the representatives.
f. It is crucial to ensure government is based on popular consent and runs as per rule of law.
g.Democracy calls for alert and active citizenry which goes beyond voting, peoples' participation prevents government from becoming tyrannical.
h. It also allows people to smooth change the government by means of elections of they are not satisfied with the existing one
i. It ensures government caters to the needs and interest of the people
Regards