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In an imaginary country called Happyland, the people overthrew the foreign ruler and brought back the old royal family. They said: "After all their ancestors were cur kings before foreigners starred ruling us. It is good that we have one strong ruler, who can help us become rich and powerful". When someone talked about democracy the wise men said it is a foreign idea. Their struggle was to throw the foreigners and their, ideas out of the country. When someone demanded freedom for the media, the elders thought that too much criticism of the ruler would not help them improve their living standards. "After all, the king is so kind and interested in the Welfare of all the subjects. Why create problems for him. Don't we all I want to be happy? "   After reading the above passage, Chaman, Champa and Chandru made the following observations:   Chaman Happyland is a democratic country because people were able to throw out the foreign rulers and bring back the king.   Champa Happyland is not a democratic country because people cannot criticise the ruler. The king may be nice and may provide economic prosperity, but a king cannot give a democratic rule.   Chandru What people need is happiness. So they are willing to allow their new ruler to take decisions for them. If people are happy it must be a democracy.   What is your opinion about each of these statements? What do you think about the form of government in this country?  

Answer:

Chaman's Statement Chaman's statement is incorrect and unacceptable. It can be called a democratic country if the king ruled as a nominal head of the state and real powers of government were exercised by the representatives who are elected by the people. The happyland cannot be called a trudy democratic country.   Champa's Statement Champa's statement is correct and acceptable, because the people cannot critise the ruler nor can they change him; whereas to be democratic, a country must have a government of ruler ! elected by the people.   Chandru's Statement Chandru's statement is incorrect because happiness alone does not full the criteria of democracy. Only when the rule is in the hands of the elected representatives of the people, we can call a country a democracy.