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In this Class 9 Civics topic from “What is Democracy? Why Democracy?”, students examine why elections must provide voters with a genuine choice among competing parties and candidates. They learn how clear rules, equal opportunities, regular elections, secret ballots, and independent oversight help make electoral competition fair. The topic also explains how excessive money power, intimidation, unfair use of government resources, or restricted participation can weaken democracy, while meaningful competition makes elected representatives more accountable to citizens.
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Hard · Level 7 · candidate control,real competition,alternative policyView options
Because voters do not get real alternative policy
Because ballot paper is long
Because voters are many
Because counting will be fast
Hard · Level 7 · security forces,voter pressure,free electionView options
Voter's pressure-free choice
Building of polling booth
Printing of ballot paper
Duration of campaign
Hard · Level 7 · equal opportunity,state resources,opposition restrictionView options
All parties campaign under same rules
Ruling side campaigns with government vehicles and funds but opposition gets no permission
Voters vote secretly
Counting happens before everyone
Hard · Level 7 · selective rules,fairness,oppositionView options
Selective application of rules
Expansion of voter list
Voting time
Education of candidates
Hard · Level 7 · false information,informed choice,election qualityView options
Informed choice will be weak
Voting fairness will be complete
Competition will automatically be strong
Counting will not be needed
Hard · Level 7 · booth capturing,free voting,election resultView options
Free voting and correct result
Candidate age
Campaign song
Colour of voter identity
Hard · Level 7 · critical media,voter evaluation,electoral accountabilityView options
Voters cannot fairly evaluate government's work
Polling booths will automatically increase
Counting will become faster
Opposition will become more powerful
Hard · Level 7 · nomination,campaign,free electionView options
Freedom of election is incomplete
Election is fully fair
Competition is very strong
Voter choices are complete
Hard · Level 7 · state funds,level playing field,campaign fairnessView options
Whether the electoral field is level
Whether voter age is correct
Whether ballot paper is large
Whether voting is on Sunday
Hard · Level 7 · ballot security,vote integrity,election credibilityView options
Integrity of votes
Language of candidates
Campaign song
Voter age
Hard · Level 7 · choice,unequal opportunity,state advantageView options
Many parties exist but one party has unfair state campaign and money advantage
All parties follow same rules
Voters vote secretly
Counting is fair
Hard · Level 7 · voter list errors,selective exclusion,election fairnessView options
Suspicion of selective exclusion will increase
Fairness will be certain
Secret ballot will not weaken
Campaign will be more equal
Hard · Level 7 · election officials,neutrality,free choiceView options
Neutral administration and free choice
Distance of polling booth
Number of symbols
Speed of counting
Hard · Level 7 · practical inequality,police bias,opposition campaignView options
Practical inequality
Complete fairness
Voter freedom
Equal counting
Hard · Level 7 · campaign speech,policy comparison,voter decisionView options
Ability to compare policies and decide
Ability to count ballots
Ability to build polling booths
Ability to decide candidate age
Hard · Level 7 · democratic legitimacy,unfair victory,voter intimidationView options
Victory comes from accurate counting
Victory comes by blocking opposition campaign and frightening voters
Victory comes from free voting
Victory comes from open results
Hard · Level 7 · media access,money power,effective opportunityView options
Resource inequality can make effective opportunity unequal
Voting secrecy ends
Counting becomes impossible
Nomination stops
Hard · Level 7 · debate fairness,equal expression,electoral competitionView options
Equal expression and fair competition
Voting age
Counting machine
Election date
Hard · Level 7 · candidate safety,free participation,electoral competitionView options
Free participation of candidates
Length of voter list
Colour of ballot paper
Voting time
Hard · Level 7 · government announcements,electoral advantage,equal opportunityView options
Whether it disturbs equal opportunity
Whether ballot paper is blue
Whether voting is on Sunday
Whether candidate is young
Question 1HardLevel 7
If many candidates contest but all are controlled by the same ruling group, why is real competition doubtful?
Correct answer: A
Large number does not guarantee real choice. Exam tip: check independence of candidates too.
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