Wisdom World School, Kurukshetra
Assignment - 1
Topic: What is Democracy? Why Democracy?
Grade – IX (Civics)
CHAPTER – 1 (DEMOCRATIC POLITICS)
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? WHY DEMOCRACY?
1. What does referendum mean?
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2. Name the Chinese Parliament.
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3. When did Zimbabwe attain independence?
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4. Expand PRI.
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5. What was the ‘Legal Framework Order’ passed by Prevez Musharef in August 2002?
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6. What is representative democracy?
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7. How can challenges to democracy be minimised?
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8. How does democracy improve the quality of decision making?
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9. What is direct democracy? Give example of any one country that follows direct
democracy.
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10. Explain the meaning of the word democracy.
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11. How President of China is elected?
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Wisdom World School, Kurukshetra
Assignment - 1
Topic: Constitutional Design
Grade – IX (Civics)
CHAPTER – 2
CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
1. What do you know about Constitutional Amendment?
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2. Expand ANC and who formed it?
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Langabale Dube
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3 Who played a key role in drafting our constitution?
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4. How many amendments were considered by the Drafting committee?
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5. What resolution was made in the 1931 Karachi Session?
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6. When did the constituent Assembly adopt the constitution of India? When did it come
into force?
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7. Who was the first person to draft a constitution for India?
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8. How many members did the Constituent Assembly of India have?
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9. Explain the meaning of the following terms :
a) Preamble
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b) Sovereign
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c) Republic
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d) Secular
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e) Fraternity
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f) Democratic
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10. Explain the meaning of the word Apartheid
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11. What is the basic difference between the Parliamentary and Presidential form of
government?
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