One person, one vote, one value

Direct answer: Option B is correct: one person should generally have one vote. The phrase ‘one person, one vote, one value’ means that each eligible citizen receives one vote and that this vote has the same weight as another eligible citizen’s vote. The reasoning is: identify one citizen; assign one lawful vote; do not multiply votes because of wealth, office or family; do not remove the vote from an eligible person without a lawful basis. Option A is wrong because three votes would give that person extra political weight. Option B is correct because it states the democratic rule. Option C is wrong because ten votes would destroy equality. Option D is wrong because eligible citizens should participate, so no vote is contrary to the principle. ‘Generally’ recognises that election laws define eligibility, but it does not change the one-vote rule for each eligible person. Memory cue: one citizen, one ballot, equal weight.

In a democracy, every adult citizen’s vote must carry equal value, whether the voter is rich or poor. Giving greater value to a rich person’s vote violates the principle of ‘one person, one vote, one value’. ‘Equality of citizens’ is a broader idea, but this question specifically concerns equal value of votes. Exam tip: For questions about equal voting power, choose ‘one person, one vote, one value’.

In democracy economic status does not change the value of vote. Exam tip: connect citizen equality with vote.

Giving higher value to some votes is against democratic equality. Exam tip: identify unequal vote value.

Equal vote value allows all citizens to participate equally in elections. Exam tip: remember participation and equality together.

Excluding women from voting weakens equal political rights. Exam tip: connect participation of all with democracy.

In ‘one person, one vote, one value’, ‘value’ refers to the equal political weight of every vote. A person's income, property, education, or social status must not make their vote count more or less. Option B concerns monetary value, whereas this democratic principle concerns political equality. Exam tip: remember it as ‘equal weight for all votes’.

Equal franchise gives eligible citizens the right to vote. Exam tip: understand franchise as a citizen right.

Democracy requires political equality. When one citizen is given two votes and another citizen is given only one, the first citizen has twice the formal influence of the second. Their voices are no longer treated as equal, even if both are allowed to enter the polling station. This violates the rule of “one person, one vote, one value,” which requires equal voting rights and equal vote weight.

Therefore, option C is correct because the equality of votes has been broken. The arrangement does not necessarily make voting faster, shorten the voter list, or stop campaigning. The important issue is not simply whether people can vote, but whether each citizen’s vote counts equally in the final decision. Giving extra votes to selected citizens creates unequal political power and makes the election less democratic.

In democracy citizens' votes are given equal importance. Exam tip: treat this as a feature of democracy.

Giving vote only to landlords excludes other citizens from politics. Exam tip: treat limited franchise as inequality.

Vote value should not differ on the basis of caste. Exam tip: apply equal vote value to every citizen.

This principle shows political equality of citizens. Exam tip: remember equality of all citizens.

Making vote value different on education basis is against democratic equality. Exam tip: keep education and franchise separate.

One vote means each eligible citizen has their own vote. Exam tip: distinguish person and family.

In democracy every eligible person should have a separate vote. Exam tip: remember individual franchise.

Both worker and minister are citizens and their vote value should be equal. Exam tip: office should not change vote value.

Direct answer: D, both votes must have equal value. Democracy is based on political equality: each eligible citizen gets one vote, and each vote counts once, regardless of office, wealth, education or social status. The reasoning is simple: a minister is also a citizen; the minister has one vote, and an ordinary citizen also has one vote; therefore neither vote is counted as more powerful. A is wrong because ministerial office cannot add voting weight. B is wrong because an ordinary citizen is not deprived of voting value. C is wrong because officials cannot decide unequal value arbitrarily. D is correct because equal voting expresses one person, one vote, one value. Memory cue: position may differ, but vote value does not.

Equal vote value makes citizens politically equal. Exam tip: connect it with democratic dignity.

Democracy treats citizens as politically equal. A military officer and a farmer may have different occupations, duties, income, or social experiences, but these differences do not make one person’s vote more valuable. Each eligible citizen should have one vote with the same weight as every other eligible citizen. If the officer’s vote were valued more, citizens would be unequal in political decision-making. Therefore, option A, political equality, is correct.

The question is about the value of votes, not about crop production, border security, or meteorology. A person’s public service or professional position may be important in its own field, but it cannot create extra voting power. The democratic rule is that political rights belong equally to citizens. Giving extra weight to one occupation would be discrimination based on status and would violate the principle of equal representation.

This principle shows equal political status of voters. Exam tip: keep voter equality as the key term.

Giving vote only to men denies women's political equality. Exam tip: treat gender based exclusion as inequality.

In democracy each eligible citizen's vote value remains equal. Exam tip: understand vote value as fixed and equal.

Political equality in elections is shown through equal franchise. Exam tip: understand equal vote as political equality.

In democracy leaders or heads should not get extra votes. Exam tip: treat privileged votes as wrong.