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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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Expert · Level 38 · elections,electoral-trust,legitimacy
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  1. Democratic trust
  2. Interest in weather
  3. Sports enthusiasm
  4. Food preference
Expert · Level 38 · elections,counting,real-choice
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  1. Because correct result is necessary along with choice
  2. Because choice is against democracy
  3. Because counting has no importance
  4. Because voters do not need information
Expert · Level 38 · elections,accountability,elected-power
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  1. Elections continue accountability and do not only give power
  2. Elections silence citizens
  3. Elections make opposition illegal
  4. Elections make people powerless
Expert · Level 38 · elections,people-sovereignty,vote
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  1. Elections turn people's will into power to form and change government
  2. Elections hide people's will
  3. Elections exclude people from governance
  4. Elections show only officials' choice
Expert · Level 38 · elections,local-representation,candidate-contact
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  1. Distance between local needs and representative
  2. Fault in voting machine
  3. Colour of voter card
  4. Speed of counting
Expert · Level 38 · elections,public-debate,accountability
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  1. Accountability and public debate
  2. Map of polling station
  3. Candidate's date of birth
  4. Printing of ballot
Expert · Level 38 · elections,vote-selling,political-equality
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  1. Vote begins to act like a market item instead of a civic right
  2. Voters become freer
  3. Mandate becomes purer
  4. Representatives become more accountable
Expert · Level 38 · elections,policy-discussion,informed-choice
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  1. Policy-based informed comparison
  2. Decoration of polling booth
  3. Counting time
  4. Candidate height
Expert · Level 38 · elections,election-management,fair-conduct
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  1. Free and fair conduct
  2. Voter's language
  3. Candidate's dress
  4. Colour of polling station
Expert · Level 38 · elections,representation,accountability
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  1. Choice gives representation and removal power gives accountability
  2. Both choosing and removing are unnecessary
  3. Removal power is against democracy
  4. Representatives should be permanent
Expert · Level 38 · elections,transparency,voter-information
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  1. Because transparent information is needed along with voting
  2. Because voting is never needed
  3. Because information weakens voters
  4. Because secrecy itself is democracy
Expert · Level 38 · elections,identity-politics,issues
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  1. Focus on public issues and policies will weaken
  2. Policy discussion will strengthen
  3. Equality will automatically increase
  4. Mandate will be more fair
Expert · Level 38 · elections,choice,accountability
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  1. Choice selects the right representative and accountability keeps them connected to people
  2. Both choice and accountability remove democracy
  3. Accountability ends after elections
  4. Choice reduces people's role
Expert · Level 38 · elections,public-interest,mandate
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  1. Mandate will be weakly linked with policy and public problems
  2. Mandate will be more informed
  3. Mandate will automatically be fair
  4. Mandate will be above the Constitution
Expert · Level 38 · elections,competition,free-choice
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  1. Because free voter decision is also necessary
  2. Because competition is always wrong
  3. Because counting is not needed
  4. Because mandate will always remain clear
Expert · Level 38 · elections,periodic-review,public-control
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  1. Periodic review and public control
  2. Return of monarchy
  3. Foreign rule
  4. Silence of voters
Expert · Level 38 · elections,legitimacy,representation,accountability
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  1. People choose representatives give mandate and review in the next election
  2. Government chooses itself and people stay silent
  3. Only court forms government
  4. Opposition writes mandate
Expert · Level 38 · elections,need,expert-summary
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  1. They convert people's sovereignty into free choice accountability legitimacy and peaceful change
  2. They separate government from people
  3. They end citizens' role
  4. They make democracy only nominal
Expert · Level 39 · elections,legitimacy,accountability
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  1. Because they also create legitimacy accountability and public control over power
  2. Because they keep citizens away from governance
  3. Because they make power hereditary
  4. Because they make voters' opinion meaningless
Expert · Level 39 · fixed result,real election,free choice
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  1. Because the voter list is long
  2. Because voters' free choice does not affect the result
  3. Because candidates campaign
  4. Because polling booths are set up