Class 6 Flashcards
INDIAN SOCIALISM
● Blend of Marxism and Gandhian
○ Heavily tilted in favor of Gandhian Socialism
○ de-centralization of social, economic, and political means
○ Peacefully – without armed rebellion
○ No need to overthrow existing structures
○ No revolt on the basis of class
One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is:
(a) The final goal of a stateless society
(b) Class struggle
(c) Abolition of private property
(d) Economic determinism
A
Atheistic State
○ State is against the religion
○ No religion can exist in the state
Theocratic State
○ State strongly supports 1 religion
○ Has official religion of its own
Secular State
○ No official religion of the state
○ All religions can co-exist
○ No foundation of religion
○ State doesnʼt have anything to do with religion
○ No loyalty to one particular religion
○ Equal freedoms to all religions
Tools of direct democracy
Referendum – people directly vote for a law
Initiative – people can propose the bill for initiation to the legislature
Recall – people have the power to remove a legislator from the office for lack of duty Plebiscite – obtain opinion of the people on any specific matter of national importance
India indirect democracy
Not a direct democracy
Representatives of the people have power
Representative democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Democracy in India
○ Executive responsible to the Legislature
○ Free, fair, and frequent elections
○ Independence of Judiciary
○ Absence of discrimination
○ Rule of Law
Which one of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?
(a) A committed judiciary
(b) Centralisation of powers
(c) Elected government
(d) Separation of powers
D
Democracyʼs superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity
(a) the intelligence and character of ordinary men and women.
(b) the methods for strengthening executive leadership.
(c) a superior individual with dynamism and vision.
(d) a band of dedicated party workers.
A
Justice in India
○ Distributive Justice
○ Rights, responsibilities, resources, and burdens are distributed
○ Just and equitable society
○ Addressing inequalities
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
○ Trinity
○ Co-exist together
○ Even if one is missing – democracy is defeated
Egalitarian social order
Equality for all in social, economic and political sense
In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty?
(a) Protection against the tyranny of political rulers
(b) Absence of restraint
(c) Opportunity to do whatever one likes
(d) Opportunity to develop oneself fully.
Answer: D
The term ʻlibertyʼ means the absence of restraints on the activities of individuals, and at the same time, providing opportunities for the development of individual personalities.
Which one of the following reflects the nicest, appropriate relationship between law and liberty?
(a) if there are more laws, there is less liberty.
(b) If there are no laws, there is no liberty.
(c) If there is liberty, laws have to be made by the people.
(d) If laws are changed too o en, liberty is in danger.
B
