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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
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
Types of Government
- Democracy: People give power to government β govt. explains actions to people
- Monarchy: King/Queen/Small group makes decision β they donΥt explain or defend their actions
- Aristocracy: Noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices
- Dictatorship: Absolute authority
- Republican (Right-Wing) vs. Democrats (Left-Wing)
India β Democratic Government
- People have power to elect their leaders
- People rule themselves by participating
- Representative democracies: people donΥt participate directly β election process β representative meet & make decisions
- Universal adult franchise: All adults in country are allowed to vote
β Mayank