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Grassroots Democracy — Part 1: Governance

CBSE · Class 6 · Social Science

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Understanding Governance and Government

  • Governance is the process of taking decisions, organizing society's life with rules, and ensuring they are followed
  • Government is the group of individuals or system that makes rules and ensures they are followed
  • Rules are necessary to maintain order and harmony when large numbers of people live together
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Three Organs of Government

  • Legislature: Makes new laws, updates or removes existing laws through representatives
  • Executive: Implements or executes the laws, includes head of state, ministers, and enforcement agencies
  • Judiciary: System of courts that decides if laws are broken and determines appropriate action
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Three Levels of Government

  • Indian government functions at three levels: Local, State, and Central/Union
  • Local governments handle local issues and problems
  • State governments manage state-level matters and implement central laws
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Democracy and Representative Democracy

  • Democracy means 'rule of the people' (from Greek: demos = people, kratos = power)
  • Representative democracy: People elect representatives who make decisions on their behalf
  • India is the world's largest democracy with about 970 million voters

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The process of taking decisionsThe group of individuals or systemComes from Greek words 'demos' (people)Legislature (makes laws)Local Government (village/city level)

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