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NCERT Class 6 Political Science Chapter 3: What is Government?

Government

  • Group of people
  • Governs a community or unit
  • Administers public policy
  • Exercises executive, political and sovereign power through customs, institutions, and laws within a state

Role of Government

  • Protect right of workers
  • Making decisions
  • Protecting boundary & maintaining peace
  • Good health care
  • Active in natural disasters
  • Court and legal matter
  • Exercise leadership & implement

Levels of Government

Illustration: Levels of Government

Law & Government

  • Make laws
  • Enforce laws
  • Work on injustice
  • Court can give orders

Philosophies

  • Leftists: Social Equality, govt. support for disadvantaged
  • Rightists: Strong nationalism, market forces
Illustration: Philosophies

Types of Government

  • Democracy: People give power to government – govt. explains actions to people
  • Monarchy: King/Queen/Small group makes decision – they don՚t explain or defend their actions
  • Aristocracy: Noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices
  • Dictatorship: Absolute authority
  • Republican (Right-Wing) vs. Democrats (Left-Wing)

India – Democratic Government

  • People have power to elect their leaders
  • People rule themselves by participating
  • Representative democracies: people don՚t participate directly – election process – representative meet & make decisions
  • Universal adult franchise: All adults in country are allowed to vote

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