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Synthesize the definition of democracy, its features, and its merits/demerits through progressive recall and application tasks.

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Chapter Assessment

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Which of these is NOT a good argument in favour of democracy?

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Evaluate the Arguments

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Answer the following questions in your own words.

Write a response to the following arguments against democracy:

Army is the most disciplined and corruption-free organisation in the country. Therefore army should rule the country.
Rule of the majority means the rule of ignorant people. What we need is the rule of the wise, even if they are in small numbers.

Response to argument 1: Army should rule the country*

Focus on: The core democratic principle of who holds the decision-making power.

Response to argument 2: Rule of the wise over the ignorant majority*

Focus on: The democratic value of political equality (one person, one vote, one value).

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Discussing Democratic Values

Socratic chat applying democratic values to daily life.

Learners can ask follow-up questions and keep the thread going.

This is an application scenario—we need to apply political principles to a family situation.

Let's start here: according to the broader meaning of democracy discussed in the chapter, who needs to be consulted and give consent when a decision is being made?

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