Long Answer -Class-10-Civics- Chapter 4 political parties

Long Answer -Class-10-Civics- Chapter 4 political parties

Q1. How ‘do money and muscle power play an important role in elections? Explain.

Ans :Money and muscle power play an important role in elections because:

a. Role of money and muscle power in parties especially during elections is growing.

b. Parties tend to nominate those candidates who have or can raise lots of money.

c. Rich people and companies who give funds to the parties tend to have influence on the policies and decisions of the party.

d. In some cases, parties support criminals who can win election.

e. Democrats all over the world are worried over the increasing role of rich people and big companies in democratic politics.

Q2. “All over the world, people express their dissatisfaction with the failure of political parties to perform their functions well.” Analyse the statement with arguments.

Ans : Popular dissatisfaction and criticism has focused on four areas in the working of political parties. Political parties need to face and overcome these challenges in order to remain effective instruments of democracy.

a. Lack of internal democracy within parties.

b. Dynastic succession.

c. Growing role of money and muscle power in parties.

d. There is not a meaningful choice to the voter.

Q3. Suggest any five effective measures to reform political parties.

Ans :  Effective measures to reform political parties are :

a. A law should be made to regulate the internal affairs of political parties.

b. It should be made compulsory for political parties to maintain a register of its members.

c. It should be made mandatory for political parties to give a minimum number of tickets; about l/3rd to its women candidates.

d. There should be a quota for women in the decision making bodies of the party.

e. There should be state funding of elections.

f. The government should give parties money to support their election expenses in kind, for example, petrol, paper, telephone, etc., or in cash.

 g. Vote casting should be made compulsory in each election. h. Data regarding caste and religion, OBC, SC, ST should not be utilized during election period in any form.

Q4. “Lack of internal democracy within parties is the major challenge to political parties all over the world.” Analyse the statement.

Ans : There are various reasons for lack of democracy within the political parties in India:

a. Concentration of power in one or few leaders at the top.

b. Details of membership are not registered in the parties.

c. No organizational meetings.

d. No internal elections for membership within the party.

e. Top leaders have unanimous power of decision making.

Q5. “Dynastic succession is one of the most serious challenges before the political parties.” Analyse the statement.

Ans : Dynastic succession is one of the most serious challenges before the political parties because:

a. Most political parties do not practice open and transparent procedures for their functioning.

b. There are few ways for an ordinary worker to rise to the top in a party.

c. In many parties, the top positions are always controlled by members of one family.

d. This practice is unfair to other members of that party and is also bad for a democracy.

e. People who do not have adequate experience or popular support come to occupy position of power.