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Poverty Latisha Reddy B.A IJ 1 st yr Roll no- 13. According to Oxford dictionary of sociology poverty is the state in which sources usually is material but sometime cultural are lacking. The world bank defines in absult terms. The bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than 1.19$ per day and moderate poverty as less than 3.10$ per day. Poverty includes poverty line and poverty line includes: 1) BPL (below poverty line) and 2) APL (above poverty line). Every government fixes its own poverty line which is determine by the prevailing standards what is needed for help efficiency nurturing for children social participation and maintains of self-respect. It usually involves a judgement of basic physiological means (for survival, safety and security). There are many causes of poverty and all these causes may be grouped into two divisions: 1)   Individual causes pertaining him/herself. 2)   Social causes or social structural views. The poverty o...

Demerits of Democracy. Latisha Reddy B.A IJ 1 st yr Roll no-13. Demerits of Democracy are as follow: Firstly, it is corruption there is a chance for the full spread and evergreen corruption . A democratic leader is in position for a limited period. So there is a tendency to make money by use of power. In a democracy, corruption chances cannot be controlled as long as people of the entire nation wants to avoid it. This includes leaders, officials, people, businessmen, etc. Even if one is not in a mood to avoid corruption , the entire system will go towards corruption gradually. Secondly, there is no protection for a common man, there is no protection for the common man as the leaders itself try to misuse or misbehave in public. Even security personnel and police treat injustice differently. They favor those in power or wealthy and neglect or even cause trouble to those who are sick or weak socially. Thirdly, divide and rule, the leaders try to play divide and ...

Merits of Democracy.   Latisha Reddy B.A IJ 1 st yr Roll no- 13. Merits of democracy are as follow: A democracy encourages equality in a positive way, in this the structure of democracy gives equal weight age to every vote during election. T his option gives each person the chance to cast a ballot without judgment when they register for this process, providing an opinion that despite their social or economic status. Everything “yes” or “no” counts as one, whether you are rich or poor. The structure of a democracy works to reduce issues with exploitation, all government formations are sensitive to exploitation because of the people who get elected into powerful positions. The contrast with democracy is that the authorities are distributed more equally within it. The ruling documents in this structure create checks and balances to assure that no single person receives supreme power over the legislative process. It is an effective from of educate the public a...

Indirect Democracy Latisha Reddy B.A IJ 1 st yr Roll no- 13. Indirect democracy refers to a system of government in which the people control the government through elected political officials. Indirect democracy is also known as representative democracy; a politician is elected from each constituency who represents the people who voted for him in the parliament. It relies on free and fair elections wherein those who are currently ruling have a just and fair chance of losing. Hence, the elected politician can be removed from the office and made accountable for the work performed by them for the community. It is the form of government in which the citizens of the country votes for votes for the representatives who are empowered to decide on their behalf. The United States uses a mostly indirect democratic system, with nearly all levels of government being filled through public voting. Other countries that use indirect democracies include Great Britain, France, Australia...

Direct Democracy. Latisha Reddy B.A IJ 1 st yr Roll no- 13. Direct democracy is also known as pure democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies , which are representative democracies . In direct democracy decision are made by majority rules . A direct democracy is usually contrasted with a representative democracy . In a representative democracy, the general public votes for representatives, who then make laws on its behalf. For example: the best example of direct democracy existed in ancient Athens, Greece. While it excluded women, slaves, and immigrants from voting, Athenian direct democracy required all citizens to vote on all major issues of government. In modern society, Switzerland practices a modified form of direct democracy under which any law enacted by the nation’s elected legislative branch can be vetoed by a vote of the general public. In this form of government...

Democracy and Features of Democracy. Latisha Reddy B.A IJ 1 st yr Roll no- 13. Democracy is known as the finest form of government, because in a democracy, the people of the country choose their government. They enjoy certain rights which are very essential for any human being to live freely and happily. There are various democratic countries in the world , but India is the largest one. Democracy is very important for human development . When people have free will to live freely, they will be happier. Moreover, we have seen how other forms of government have turned out to be. Democracy lets people have equal rights. There are some features of democracy are: the first most important feature of democracy is that the citizens hold the power of government. While it might appear as though the government is all-powerful, this is not the case since the government derives its power from the people. Through their right to vote, the citizens elect their government representative...