Why can the role of opposition weaken in the absence of rights?

Correct answer: Because the opposition lacks the freedom to criticise, assemble, and campaign

Direct answer: D is correct. In a democracy, the opposition examines government decisions, points out mistakes, presents alternative policies, and informs voters. To perform these functions, opposition members and their supporters need freedoms such as speaking, meeting peacefully, publishing views, and campaigning. If these rights are removed, the government may silence criticism, prevent public meetings, or restrict communication. Then voters hear fewer viewpoints and cannot properly judge the government. A is wrong because the opposition’s main role is to question and offer alternatives, not to run the government at all times. B is wrong because rights belong to citizens and groups, not only ministers. C is wrong because an opposition party may win a future election; its existence is not defined by permanent defeat. Memory cue: democracy needs both a government that decides and an opposition that questions.