Challenges to Democracy Class 10 Notes Social Science Civics Chapter 8 Challenge: A challenge is a difficulty that carries within it an opportunity for progress. The challenges faced by democracy are: Foundation challenge; Challenge of expansion; Challenge of deepening of democracy. Political reform: All the suggestions or proposals about overcoming various challenges to democracy are [...]
Outcomes of Democracy Class 10 Notes Social Science Civics Chapter 7 Democracy produces an accountable, responsive and legitimate government: A democracy is concerned with ensuring that people have the right to choose their rulers and have control over the rulers. When possible and necessary, citizens should be able to participate in decision-making in a democracy. [...]
Political Parties Class 10 Notes Social Science Civics Chapter 6 A party that secures atleast 6 per cent of the total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly Elections in four States and wins atleast four seats in the Lok Sabha, is recognised as a ‘National party’. A party, that secures atleast 6 per cent [...]
Popular Struggles and Movements Class 10 Notes Civics Popular Struggles and Movements Class 10 Notes Civics Social Science (S.St) Topics in the Chapter • Popular struggles in Nepal and Bolivia → Movement for democracy in Nepal → Bolivia’s Water War • Mobilisation and organisations → Who joined struggle in Nepal? → Who joined struggle in [...]
Gender, Religion and Caste Class 10 Notes Social Science Civics Chapter 4 Feminist: A woman or a man, who believes in equal rights and opportunities for women and men, is called a feminist. Feminist Movements are radical women’s movements aiming at attaining equality for women in personal and family life and public affairs. These movements [...]
Democracy and Diversity Class 10 Notes Social Science Civics Chapter 3 Homogeneous Society: A society that has similar kinds of people, especially where there are no significant ethnic differences, for example, Germany and Sweden. ‘Migrant’: Anybody who shifts from one region or country to another region within a country or to another country, usually for [...]
Federalism Class 10 Notes Social Science Civics Chapter 2 Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country. This vertical division of power among different levels of governments is referred to as federalism. Federalism is one of the major forms of [...]
Power Sharing Class 10 Notes Social Science Civics Chapter 1 ‘Ethnic’: Ethnic means a social division based on shared culture and common descent. People belonging to an ethnic group need not have the same religion or nationality. Majoritarianism: A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it [...]