Ch- 3 GOVERNMENT

CIVICS

Q1 What is the government ?

A1 1. It refers to a group of people who rules the country on behalf
of its citizens.
2. It makes laws, implements them and punishes those who break
the law.

Q2 What are the functions of govt.?

A2 1. The government has the job of protecting the boundaries of
the country and maintaining peaceful relations with other countries.
2. It is responsible for ensuring that all its citizens have enough to eat
and have good health facilities.
3.When there are natural disasters like the tsunami or an earthquake
it is the government that mainly organises aid and assistance for the
affected people.
4.If there is a dispute or if someone has committed a crime you find
people in a court. Courts are also part of the government.
5. It also runs postal and railway services.

Q.3 Name the two types of government.

Q3. 1. DEMOCRATIC
2. MONARCHY

Q4. What are the features of a democratic government ?

A4. 1. In a democracy it is the people who give the government the
power to make decisions and enforce laws.
2.They do this through elections in which they vote for particular
persons and elect them. Once elected, these persons form the
government.
3. In a democracy the government has to explain its actions and
defend its decisions to the people.
4. Universal Adult Franchise- it is a feature of a democratic
government.

Q5. Enlist important features of a Monarchy.

A51.In Monarchy, the monarch (king or queen) has the power to
make decisions and run the government.
2. The monarch may have a small group of people to discuss matters
with, but the final decision-making power remains with the monarch.
3. Unlike in a democracy, kings and queens do not have to explain
their actions or defend the decisions they take.
4. It is hereditary.

Q6. Explain the term ‘Universal Adult Franchise’.

A6. All adult citizens in the country who have attained 18 years of
age , irrespective of their caste, religion, gender etc. have the right to
vote.
Q7. What categories were denied the right to vote in the earliest
form of government ?
A7. In their earliest forms governments allowed only men who
owned property and were educated, to vote. This meant that
women, the poor, the property-less and the uneducated were not
allowed to vote. The country was governed by the rules and
regulations that these few men made.

Q8. Name three levels of government.

Q8. The government works at different levels: at the local level, at
the level of the state and at the national level.
1.The local level means in your village, town or locality
2. The state level would mean that which covers an entire state like
Haryana or Assam
3. The national level relates to the entire country

Q9. Difference between –

DEMOCRACY
1. In this, people choose their
own representatives
through elections
2. Election takes place after a
fix number of years
3. It is not hereditary
4. Govt. has to explain and
defend its actions
5. Govt. works according to the King or queen make their own
MONARCHY
In this, king or queen rule the
country
No elections take place
It is hereditary
King or queen do not have to
explain or defend its action
 Constitution
6. If people are not satisfied
with the government. they
can change it in next
election
laws
People don’t have any role in
changing the king or queen