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Civics

Why Do We Need Elections?

हमें चुनावों की आवश्यकता क्यों है?

In Class 9 Civics, under the chapter Electoral Politics, Why Do We Need Elections? explains why elections are essential in a democracy. Students learn how citizens choose representatives, hold governments accountable, replace leaders peacefully when needed, and give legitimacy to the government. The topic also highlights voting as a means for people to express their choices and expectations.

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Medium · Level 46 · representation,people choice,elections
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  1. Elections convert people's choice into representatives
  2. Elections decide representatives by birth
  3. Elections remove people's choice
  4. Elections only collect taxes
Medium · Level 46 · no elections,public control,accountability
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  1. Control to choose and change government
  2. Control to watch weather
  3. Control to choose games
  4. Control to buy food
Medium · Level 46 · voting,right,responsibility
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  1. Because votes decide the direction of public governance
  2. Because voting is only private entertainment
  3. Because voting has no relation with result
  4. Because voting ends citizenship
Medium · Level 46 · legitimacy,accountability,mandate
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  1. Government is formed by people's choice and people later evaluate it
  2. Government is formed by birth and never changes
  3. People's vote is not counted
  4. Leaders become independent of people
Medium · Level 38 · elections,democracy,public-control
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  1. People's control
  2. Weather information
  3. Court building
  4. Government holiday
Medium · Level 38 · elections,representative-democracy,people
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  1. By keeping people away from governance
  2. By allowing people to choose representatives
  3. By giving vote only to officials
  4. By making king permanent
Medium · Level 38 · elections,vote,political-choice
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  1. Court order
  2. Foreign policy
  3. Political preference
  4. School rule
Medium · Level 38 · elections,regular-elections,accountability
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  1. More accountability
  2. More dialogue with people
  3. Free voting
  4. Distant and arbitrary rule
Medium · Level 38 · elections,real-choice,candidates
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  1. So voters can choose among different candidates and policies
  2. So voters cannot vote
  3. So all parties become same
  4. So results are fixed in advance
Medium · Level 38 · elections,free-voting,fearless
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  1. Regular interval
  2. Free voting
  3. Voters' list
  4. Manifesto
Medium · Level 38 · elections,political-equality,one-vote
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  1. Secrecy of government
  2. Influence of wealth
  3. Political equality
  4. Hereditary power
Medium · Level 38 · elections,manifesto,informed-voting
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  1. Removing voters' list
  2. Stopping voting
  3. Hiding results
  4. Stating party policies and promises
Medium · Level 38 · elections,opposition,choice
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  1. It gives alternatives and criticism of government
  2. It stops voters from voting
  3. It ends elections
  4. It hides people's choice
Medium · Level 38 · elections,promises,performance
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  1. Only by seeing names
  2. Only by seeing posters
  3. By comparing past work and new promises
  4. By court holiday
Medium · Level 38 · elections,counting,fairness
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  1. Age of candidates
  2. Colour of campaign
  3. Voter's language
  4. People's real choice
Medium · Level 38 · elections,power-transfer,peaceful
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  1. Because government changes constitutionally based on results
  2. Because elections make violence a rule
  3. Because people do not get vote
  4. Because no party participates
Medium · Level 38 · elections,voters-list,participation
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  1. So only rich people vote
  2. So eligible citizens can vote
  3. So candidates remain hidden
  4. So counting stops
Medium · Level 38 · elections,money-power,fair-elections
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  1. Candidate's age
  2. Distance of polling station
  3. Free and fair elections
  4. Language of manifesto
Medium · Level 38 · elections,party-competition,policy-choice
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  1. It is only to confuse voters
  2. It removes the Constitution
  3. It stops voting
  4. It allows comparison of policies and choices
Medium · Level 38 · elections,representatives,accountability
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  1. They need people's support again in future
  2. They do not need people
  3. They have no concern with elections
  4. They are above law