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  'Most of the democracies of the world face the challenge of expansion and challenge of deepening of democracy".      Read the above statement and answer the following   questions (a) Justify the statement in your words. (b) What values you have learnt from the statement?

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                  (a) A challenge is not just a problem. It is a difficulty that carries within it an opportunity for progress. Once we overcome a challenge, we go upto a higher level than before. Most of the democracies of the world face the challenge of expansion and challenge of deepening of democracy. Challenge of Deepening This challenge is faced by every democracy in one form or another. Every democratic country needs to strengthen the institutions that ensure democracy. This should happen in such a way that people can realise their expectations of democracy. This involves (i) Strengthening of the institutions and practices of democracy. (ii) Bringing down the control and influence of rich and powerful people in the making of governmental decision. Challenge of Expansion Countries already having the democratic set up face the challenge of expanding it to various social groups and various institutions. Such countries need to ensure that more and more social groups, regions and institutions follow democracy in their functioning. This involves (i) Ensuring greater power to local governments. (ii) Extension of federal principle to all the units of the federations. (iii) Inclusion of women and minority groups, etc. It also means that less and less decision should remain outside the domain of democratic control. Most countries including India and the US face this kind of challenge. (b) From the above statement I have learnt, the values of our expectations to meet challenges of democracy.